Recorded 1990–1995 Girls' name Peak 1991 85 births

Matraca — girls' name

85 babies named Matraca in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s85

The verdict

85 girls have been named Matraca since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

85
total births
1990–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Matraca was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

43 babies were named Matraca in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matraca

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Matraca between 1990 and 1995, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matraca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matraca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matraca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matraca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matraca at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

85

Since 1990

6 years of records

Peak year

1991

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1990

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1995

Matraca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1990

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1991)
43
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
01020304050 19951993199219911990 13

Matraca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 100% of Matraca's all-time total
1990s85

Matraca by state

Where Matraca concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matraca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.9%
Texas share of Matraca's total US births 5.9%

5 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matraca?
85 babies have been named Matraca since 1990. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1991 with 43 births.
When was Matraca most popular?
Matraca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Matraca most popular?
The top states for the name Matraca are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Matraca been used?
Matraca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 6 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Matraca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.