Matas is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Matas in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Matas
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Matas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Matas in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Matas has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 902 places in the last five years. Its peak was #489 in 2014. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 — 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...; Jiří Matas — Jiří Matas is a Czech scientist specialising in pattern recognition.; Jaume Matas — Jaume Matas Palou is a Spanish politician..
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.
14
UK babies named Matas (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 902 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
Likely around 1 other Matas in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
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.
Jiří Matas is a Czech scientist specialising in pattern recognition. His areas of research include visual tracking, object recognition, image matching and retrieval, sequential pattern recognition, and RANSAC-type optimization methods.
Matas Arvidas Buzelis is a Lithuanian American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA draft.