Mateya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-TAY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mateya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mateya come from?
Hebrew: probably a feminine form of Mateo or Mateja, from Matthew
Is Mateya a girl's or a boy's name?
Mateya is a girls' name.
How popular is Mateya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mateya in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mateya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
Names like Mateya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zamira Hadassa Eliza Adira Taliyah Mahira Julia Anna Zhamira Malaya Mariyah Naziyah
Names related to Mateya
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mateya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mateya, updated 20 October 2026.