Mata may refer to:

• Mata (surname), for people with the surname Mata
• Juan Mata (born 1988), Spanish football player who plays for English club Manchester United
• Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), Mexican conductor and composer
• Mata Hari (1876–1917), stage name of exotic dancer, courtesan and spy Margaretha Zelle
• Mata, term in Hindi used for Mother, Skandamata, mother of war god, Skanda, Kartikeya
• Mata Amritanandamayi (born 1953), Hindu spiritual leader and guru
• Mata Sundari, Mata Jito, and Mata Sahib Kaur, the wives of Sikh guru Gobind Singh; according to one theory, the first two are the same person
• Mata Tripta, the mother of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism

The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is the largest transit agency in Tennessee. MATA operates 35 bus routes, paratransit service for persons with disabilities (MATAplus), trolley service on three routes, and special-event shuttles for Memphis Grizzlies basketball games and University of Memphis Tigers basketball games at the FedEx Forum.