All around the world, Mating (Mating 
) is a rare unisex given name. The given name Mating is habitual in South Africa, where it is a rare mostly feminine, but seldom masculine name, Philippines, where it is a very rare unisex name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in South Africa, India, and Philippines. More frequently, Mating is the last name as well as the forename.