Mata

MAH-duh /ˈmɑːɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Mata is a very rare variant of Maud that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Mata is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1969. Mata was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1953 (10 births).

About the name Mata

PronunciationMAH-duh /ˈmɑːɾə/
10peak births 1953
1885first in SSA data

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How popular is Mata?

Girls named Mata
188519001920194019601969
Girls named Mata per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1885–1969 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1969) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Mata total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19696—#7,147
19605—#6,988
19575—#6,721
19548—#4,530
195310—#3,880
19525—#6,120
19475—#5,832
19426—#4,465
19207—#4,262
19166—#4,229
19159—#3,049
19136—#3,066
19125—#3,278
19065—#2,129
19015—#1,857
18987—#1,460
18965—#1,744
18947—#1,310
18935—#1,574
18928—#1,144
18916—#1,292
18856—#1,004