Matha
- Last seen for girls in 1986 at #9,545
- Peak · girls
- 1893 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 319since 1893
Matha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Matha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 |
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| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 |
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| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 |
| 1956 | — | |
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| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 |
| 1953 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 |
| 1949 | — | |
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| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1936 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1914 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 |
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| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
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| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 |
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First appearance
1893
The first year at least five girls were named Matha! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1907, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Matha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Matha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Matha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1986
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1893 at #1,437 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1894, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 42,581
- Highest: 1 in 42,581 girls born in 1893 were named Matha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 285,925 girls born in 1986 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 28.8% of all girls named Matha (92) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,437 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 49 | #1,996 (1917) | #3,494 |
| 1920s | 92 | #2,489 (1925) | #3,400 |
| 1930s | 68 | #2,922 (1939) | #3,351 |
| 1940s | 45 | #3,194 (1942) | #3,598 |
| 1950s | 43 | #4,483 (1952) | #5,139 |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,564 (1966) | #6,564 |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,545 (1986) | #9,545 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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