Is Matea a boy or girl name?

Matea is a girl’s name. Of the 851 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Matea

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Matea was most popular in 2006, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,511 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 851 people named Matea.

Matea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Matea’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Matea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Matea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 851 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Matea

Where Matea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org