Girls' name · since 2010
Mafata
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Mafata, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mafata is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mafata has been recorded 13 times among girls since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2018.
- #51,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mafata ranks #51,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #51,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mafata's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mafata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mafata's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mafata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Mafata by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Mafata's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Mafata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mafata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mafata draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.