Matas is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Matas in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1466
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About the Name Matas
Matas has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 902 places in five years. It was most popular in 2014 at #489 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Matas is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Matas in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Matas
Matas Vareika — Matas Vareika is a Lithuanian football player who plays as a left winger for Lithuanian club Žalgiris, on loan from Armenian club Pyunik, and the Lithuania national team.
Jiří Matas — Jiří Matas is a Czech scientist specialising in pattern recognition.
Rudolph Matas — Rudolph Matas was an American surgeon.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Matas
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Matas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Matas in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Matas is declining: down 610 places since 2020, to #1,466 in 2025. It peaked at #489 in 2014.
Matas is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Matas include: Matas Vareika, Jiří Matas and Jaume Matas. Short summaries for each appear below.
Matas does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Matass in the wild.
18
UK babies named Matas (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 610 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Matas
Almost certainly the only Matas in the class
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UK Popularity (2001–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Matas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Matas Vareika is a Lithuanian football player who plays as a left winger for Lithuanian club Žalgiris, on loan from Armenian club Pyunik, and the Lithuania national team.