Name meaning & stats
Matea
Matea. 846 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Mateas are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
846 US babies were named Matea between 1940 and 2025.
Matea around the world
- Sweden: 58 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 1,280 in 2022
- France: 315 babies since 1900, peak 2006, No. 3,142 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Mateas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Low · 5 people |
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
| Ice hockey player | 1.2× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Mateas show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 5 Matteas spell it Matea
- Mattea 43%
- Mataya 27%
- Matea 20%
- Matia 10%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)