Girls' name · since 1981
Matoya
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Matoya, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 1981–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Matoya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Matoya recorded 31 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1988.
- 31 total births
- 1981–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matoya's 31 recorded births place it above 44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Matoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Matoya's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Matoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Matoya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Matoya's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Matoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (100% 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, 1981–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matoya: Baby Name Since 1981 - 31 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matoya. 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 Matoya 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.