US rank #8225 Boys' name Peak 2024 37 births

Matua — #8225 US boys' name

37 babies named Matua in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s25
#8225
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 42% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Matua was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

10 babies were named Matua in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matua

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Matua between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matua currently holds the #8225 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matua performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Matua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matua 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 37 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.

Matua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

37

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2024

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,225

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
567891011 20242023202220192018 6

Matua by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
25 births that decade — 68% of Matua's all-time total
2010s122020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matua?
37 babies have been named Matua since 2018. It currently ranks #8225 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 10 births.
When was Matua most popular?
Matua was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Matua been used?
Matua has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2018–2024 (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.