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The baby name Mata is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-tah (IPA: /ˈmɑːtə/ or /ˈmɑ.ta/).

Mata is Croatian, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Croatian, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Spanish
Pronunciation: MAH-tah (IPA: /ˈmɑːtə/ or /ˈmɑ.ta/)

What is the meaning of the name Mata ?

The baby name Mata is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-tah (IPA: /ˈmɑːtə/ or /ˈmɑ.ta/).

Mata is Croatian, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Spanish in Origin.

Mata is a cross-cultural given name with several roots. In South Asia, it comes from Sanskrit mātā, meaning “mother,” used as an honorific for Hindu goddesses (e.g., Durga Mata) and adopted as a feminine devotional name. In the Polynesian languages (such as Māori, Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian), mata means “eye” or “face,” and in Māori mātā also denotes “obsidian” or “raw,” so the name can evoke watchfulness, vision, or sharpness; it appears both alone and in compounds (e.g., Mata‘afa). Spanish and Portuguese Mata, meaning “thicket/wood,” is primarily a surname but sometimes informs modern given-name use.

In South Slavic contexts, Mata occurs as a pet form of names derived from Matthew - Matej, Matija, Mateo/Matea - thereby inheriting the meaning “gift of God.” Variants and related forms include Mātā (with long vowel), Mataji, Mata Rani, Mato, Mate, Matea, Matej, Matija, and Mataio. Unisex in Polynesia; often feminine in India.

Mata has the following similar or variant Names

Mata – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
DJ 0 #17 1 322
HN 0 #22 1 704
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
ID Boys 0 #130 6 4,130
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
GR Girls 0 #200 43 6,293
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
HR Boys 0 #212 47 3,997
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
HU Girls 0 #223 3 3,308
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
AO Boys 0 #244 6 5,568
NA Boys 0 #245 9 6,830
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
TW Boys 0 #248 9 7,111
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
CZ Boys 0 #285 20 6,530
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #298 6 5,122
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
MY 0 #319 12 12,352
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
CZ Girls 0 #331 11 5,378
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
PL Girls 0 #340 15 5,096
GH Boys 0 #356 6 8,138
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
France Girls 2014 #415 3 3,259
OM Girls 0 #416 9 15,987
RU Girls 0 #423 76 11,913
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
SD Boys 0 #436 10 10,523
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
CR Boys 0 #478 10 10,188
GT Boys 0 #491 9 7,625
RU Boys 0 #494 12 12,621
KW Girls 0 #499 17 19,177
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #518 8 11,303
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
LY 0 #519 17 12,703
CM Girls 0 #526 15 11,671
IR Boys 0 #527 26 10,162
UY Girls 0 #533 4 6,731
GT Girls 0 #536 6 7,500
AE Girls 0 #537 17 20,968
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
HK Girls 0 #606 10 16,104
BO Boys 0 #614 9 9,244
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
CL Boys 0 #640 26 13,390
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #653 15 13,071
LB 0 #683 8 13,263
SG Boys 0 #686 12 17,960
QA Boys 0 #689 19 18,093
BR Boys 0 #736 16 12,213
EG Boys 0 #752 135 15,035
KW Boys 0 #753 17 18,755
NG Girls 0 #755 32 15,093
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
TN 0 #808 22 13,765
Germany Girls 0 #823 16 4,949
CL Girls 0 #832 20 14,098
OM Boys 0 #853 29 17,948
CO Boys 0 #856 65 15,656
PE Boys 0 #861 18 14,506
MX Boys 0 #880 103 16,355
SA Girls 0 #882 54 25,931
MY Girls 0 #890 105 24,821
MY Boys 0 #893 220 25,439
Spain Boys 0 #896 35 5,610
NG Boys 0 #914 38 16,906
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
NL Girls 0 #943 13 5,933
EG Girls 0 #944 16 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #961 23 5,561
IN Boys 0 #968 34 16,750
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,007 4 14,861
MA 0 #1,024 105 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,053 26 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
DZ 0 #1,086 91 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,101 41 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,130 49 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,141 43 17,781
TR 0 #1,193 19 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,358 89 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,431 41 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,524 91 28,008

Mata is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
AL
AO
AR

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People also ask about Mata

Mata is predominantly a girl's name.
Mata is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MAH-tah (IPA: /ˈmɑːtə/ or /ˈmɑ.ta/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Māta, Maata, Matah, Matta and Matai.
Across languages, Mata has these equivalents: Mother (English, equivalent of Sanskrit meaning), Eye / Face (English, equivalent of Malay/Indonesian/Māori meaning), Surname/place names derived from 'mata' (Spanish/Portuguese).
Yes — Mata ranked #415 in France in 2014.
Mata's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #402 in 2007 to #415 in 2014 in France.