US rank #4924 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,833 births

Mattea — #4924 US girls' name

1,833 babies named Mattea in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s951990s4552000s7452010s3652020s147
#4924
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mattea was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

108 babies were named Mattea in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mattea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,833 babies named Mattea between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mattea currently holds the #4924 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mattea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 745 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mattea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 158 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mattea in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mattea 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 1,833 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.

Mattea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,833

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2006

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,924

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mattea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
108
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Mattea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
745 births that decade — 41% of Mattea's all-time total
1970s261980s951990s4552000s7452010s3652020s147

Mattea by state

Where Mattea concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mattea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
158 8.6%
#2 Minnesota
36 2.0%
#3 New York
32 1.7%
#4 Michigan
30 1.6%
#5 Wisconsin
23 1.3%
#6 Washington
22 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
18 1.0%
#8 Colorado
14 0.8%
California share of Mattea's total US births 8.6%
Even split

158 of 1,833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Mattea appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mattea?
1,833 babies have been named Mattea since 1975. It currently ranks #4924 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 108 births.
When was Mattea most popular?
Mattea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 745 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mattea most popular?
The top states for the name Mattea are California (158 births), Minnesota (36 births), New York (32 births).
How long has the name Mattea been used?
Mattea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mattea?
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.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.