Girls' name · since 1990
Matraca
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.
- 85
- total births
- 1990–1995
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Matraca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 85 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Matraca recorded 85 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 1995.
- 85 total births
- 1990–1995 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Matraca's 85 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Matraca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matraca's full recorded timeline at 1992, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matraca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1995
- Peak year (1991)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Matraca by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Matraca's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Matraca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 85 births (100% of all-time use).
Matraca by state
Where Matraca concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.9% |
5 of 85 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Matracas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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, 1990–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Matraca: Baby Name Since 1990 - 85 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/matraca. 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 Matraca 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.