Girls' name · since 1893
Matha
Matha has 319 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
319 girls have been named Matha since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Matha has 319 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1986.
- #15,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 319 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matha ranks #15,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 319 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 319
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Matha's 319 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Matha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matha's full recorded timeline at 1933, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% 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 1917 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1986
- Peak year (1917)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Matha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (92 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Matha's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Matha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
92 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 92 births (29% of all-time use).
Matha by state
Where Matha concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Matha's data
- Matha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Mathas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1893–1986 (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 Matha 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.