Girls' name · since 1885
Mata
137 babies named Mata in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1885
- 1890s
- peak decade
Mata sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 137 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Mata recorded 137 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1969.
- #23,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1885
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mata ranks #23,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1885, peaking in the 1890s.
- #23,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1885
- 1890s
- peak decade
Mata's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mata's full recorded timeline at 1915, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1969
- Peak year (1953)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Mata by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (38 births, 28% of the file).
1890s was Mata's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 38 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mata's data
- Mata's decade-level peak was the 1890s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~84 yrs)
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, 1885–1969 (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 Mata 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.