Girls' name · since 1929
Matina
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 366 babies named Matina, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Matina currently ranks #15123 among girls' names in America, with 366 babies recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Matina recorded 366 times among girls since 1929, holding rank #15123 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #14,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,123 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 366 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matina ranks #14,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,123 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 366 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,123 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Matina's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Matina compares
366 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Matina's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 366 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Matina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matina's full recorded timeline at 1980, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Matina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (110 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Matina's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Matina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 110 births (30% of all-time use).
Matina by state
Where Matina concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Matina's data
- Matina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Matinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Matina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1929–2025 (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 Matina 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.