Given name & surname
Mattea
“a gift from God”
Mattea is a variant of Matea. In Hebrew use, Matea carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mattea is a variant of Matea. In Hebrew use, Matea carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mattea connects to the Matthew name family through Matea. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Mattea is a feminine form of Matteo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mattea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,859
- 0 boys · 1,859 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,056 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,056 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 108 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,649 as a first name in 2020; 155 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.
Mattea’s family of names
In Italian usage, Mattea is a feminine form of Matteo. Mattea has a related form in Matea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mattea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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