How Many People Are Named Matea?
An estimated 824 people in the United States have the first name Matea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Matea peaked in popularity in 2006 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matea 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 Matea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
824
About 1 in 415,964 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
51 births
Total Registered
841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matea
Matea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 841 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Matea as a female name
Ranked #6,295 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (51 births)
Matea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matea span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 360 babies were registered. While Matea is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Matea by Decade
How has Matea 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.
Matea by State
Birth registrations for Matea span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, Texas. On average, about 19 Mateas were registered per state.
Matea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matea
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matea?
We estimate approximately 824 people named Matea 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 415,964 Americans share this first name.
Is Matea a common name?
Matea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matea most popular?
Matea reached peak popularity in 2006, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matea is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matea a female name?
Matea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matea Smith, Matea Johnson, Matea 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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