Matayah
Matayah is a sub-district located in al-Sabrah District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen. Matayah had a population of 6830 according to the 2004 census.
Meaning & Origin of Matayah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matayah is a sub-district located in al-Sabrah District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen. Matayah had a population of 6830 according to the 2004 census.
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The Story of Matayah
Matayah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 9 Matayahs were born — ranking #10,424 that year. As of 2026, Matayah ranks #11,422 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 74 Matayahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Matayah
Matayah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Matayah's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #10,424. Use the chart and map above to compare Matayah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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