Gift of God
Mataya is a modern phonetic variation of the Hebrew name Matthew or its feminine forms like Mattea. It combines the traditional spiritual meaning of being a divine gift with a contemporary, rhythmic ending popular in American naming trends.
Less common today
Mataya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,255 in 2003.
A character in the fantasy novel series · The Books of Pellinor
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
