Given name & surname
Mata
“lady”·“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Mata is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” Mata is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mata is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.” Mata is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
Mata is a variant of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic. Mata is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mata is a variant of Martha. The history of Martha gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Martha is associated with the sister of Lazarus and Mary.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 0 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 320 as a first name in 2020; 47,012 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mata’s family of names
Mata is an affectionate form of Matěj. Mata shares a linguistic root with Matthew. Mata has a related form in Martha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mata
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