Boys' name · since 1998
Matas
Matas has 131 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 131
- total births
- 1998–2020
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Matas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 131 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Matas recorded 131 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.
- 131 total births
- 1998–2020 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matas's 131 recorded births place it above 66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Matas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matas's full recorded timeline at 2010, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Matas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Matas's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Matas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (57% of all-time use).
Matas by state
Where Matas concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 50 | 38.2% |
50 of 131 births nationwide.
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- Matas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Matass (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1998–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matas: Baby Name Since 1998 - 131 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matas. 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 Matas 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.