girl's name
Matea
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,480
Matea is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1922.
Matea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1980s | 14 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 360 |
| 2010s | 223 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Matea?
In 2025, Matea was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Matea is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Matea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Matéa | Matéa is a rare spelling of Matea, written with an acute accent and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
Names that peaked alongside Matea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Matea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Matea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Matea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Matea
How popular is the name Matea?
In 2025, Matea was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Matea a girl's or a boy's name?
Matea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Matea most popular?
Matea peaked in 2006, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Matea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matea currently ranks #2,553 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.