Girls' name · since 1975
Mattea
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,859 babies named Mattea, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,859
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mattea is the #5023 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,859 recorded since 1975.
Mattea has 1,859 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5023 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,023 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,859 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mattea ranks #4,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,859 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,859
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mattea's 1,859 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mattea compares
1,859 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Mattea's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mattea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,859 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mattea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mattea splits its recorded history at 2001: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mattea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Mattea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (745 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Mattea's strongest decade.
745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mattea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
455 births
- 2000s
2000s
745 births
- 2010s
2010s
365 births
- 2020s 173
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 745 births (40% of all-time use).
How Mattea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mattea's total volume
Mattea by state
Where Mattea concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 158 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 14 | 0.8% |
158 of 1,859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Mattea appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mattea's data
- Mattea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (745 total births); usage has since declined to 173 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Matteas (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mattea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Mattea 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.