Girls' name · since 1996
Mataia
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Mataia, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1996–2000
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Mataia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mataia has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2000.
- 13 total births
- 1996–2000 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mataia's 13 recorded births place it above 29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mataia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mataia's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mataia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2000
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Mataia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Mataia's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Mataia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1996–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mataia: Baby Name Since 1996 - 13 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mataia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mataia 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 July 2026.