How Many People Are Named Mataya?
An estimated 1,145 people in the United States have the first name Mataya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mataya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 76 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mataya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mataya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,145
About 1 in 299,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
76 births
Total Registered
1,164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mataya
Mataya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mataya as a female name
Ranked #9,314 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (76 births)
Mataya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mataya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 560 babies were registered. Mataya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mataya by Decade
How has Mataya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mataya by State
Birth registrations for Mataya span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, South Dakota, Washington. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Michigan. On average, about 12 Matayas were registered per state.
Mataya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mataya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mataya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mataya?
We estimate approximately 1,145 people named Mataya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 299,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Mataya a common name?
Mataya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mataya most popular?
Mataya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 76 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mataya is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mataya a female name?
Mataya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mataya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mataya Smith, Mataya Johnson, Mataya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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