Mattea: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,056

among girls · ↓71 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Mattea · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 61,818

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

108 babies

All-time total

1,859

#4,934 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Mattea popularity over time

1,859 babies have been named Mattea since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	26	3	–	#5,624
1980s	95	10	+265%	#6,025
1990s	455	46	+379%	#2,012
2000s	745	75	+64%	#1,891
2010s	365	37	-51%	#2,798
2020s (to 2025)	173	29	-21%	#4,381

Where Mattea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	26	0.02	outside top 500
2027	26	0.02	outside top 500
2028	26	0.02	outside top 500
2029	26	0.02	outside top 500
2030	26	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Mattea

Mattea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,056 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,859 American babies have been named Mattea. Its peak came in 2006, when 108 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mattea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mattea?

The median living Mattea is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 27. An estimated 1,800 people named Mattea are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mattea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	26	#5,056
2024	27	#4,985
2023	31	#4,526
2022	29	#4,747
2021	32	#4,381
2020	28	#4,713
2019	34	#4,234
2018	25	#5,273
2017	32	#4,451
2016	25	#5,408
2015	26	#5,243
2014	22	#5,918
2013	37	#4,058
2012	47	#3,447
2011	54	#3,120
2010	63	#2,798
2009	72	#2,587
2008	87	#2,261
2007	101	#2,030
2006	108	#1,891
2005	65	#2,619
2004	65	#2,575
2003	66	#2,481
2002	55	#2,765
2001	61	#2,529
2000	65	#2,392
1995	35	#3,263
1990	24	#4,187
1985	10	#6,763
1980	6	#9,853
1975	7	#7,663
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mattea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mattea?

The median living Mattea is about 20 years old. Half of all living Matteas are between 14 and 27 years old.

How many people named Mattea are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Mattea are alive in the United States, based on 1,859 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mattea in 2025?

Mattea ranked #5,056 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mattea?

1,859 babies have been named Mattea in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mattea most popular?

Mattea peaked in 2006, when 108 newborns received the name.

Is Mattea a boy or girl name?

Mattea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mattea rising or falling?

Mattea has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mattea become more popular?

Mattea looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Mattea in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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