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Girl name

Matha

100% girls · last recorded 1986

Matha has been given to about 319 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 121
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Matha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1917 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time319

How popular is Matha?

Its best year was 1917, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 2067th. The typical living American called Matha is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Matha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Martha0.88
  2. Marsha0.75
  3. Samatha0.74
  4. Sasha0.70
  5. Tasha0.70
  6. Agatha0.70
  7. Asha0.70
  8. Samantha0.67

Middle names for Matha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Matha Josephine0.84
  2. Matha Rose0.83
  3. Matha Louise0.83
  4. Matha June0.82
  5. Matha Pearl0.82
  6. Matha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Matha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.71
  2. Winonasister · 0.70
  3. Ilasister · 0.67
  4. Cleoeither · 0.67
  5. Hughbrother · 0.64
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.64

Where Matha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Matha White0.78
    2. Matha Reyes0.78
    3. Matha Nguyen0.78
    4. Matha Lee0.78
    5. Matha Hill0.78
    6. Matha Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Matha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.