Muta, as a name, might refer to:
- MUTA, an acronym for the Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations
- MUTA, the abbreviation for the Mutual Union of Tiv in America: a non-profit organization of Nigerians from the tribe of Tiv
- Muta (deity), the personification of silence in Roman mythology
- Muta, Muta, a settlement in the Municipality of Muta in northern Slovenia
- Muta, is the short-name of the unit type Mutalisk from the award winning real time strategy game Starcraft.
- Great Muta, an intimidating and silent persona of Japanese professional wrestler Keiji Mutoh
- Mut'ah, A time-fixed Marriage in Islam, practised by Shi'as
- Nikah Mut'ah, A type of Nikah in Islam
- Mut'ah of Hajj, relaxation between the lesser and greater Hajj
- Battle of Mut'ah, a battle in early Muslim history
- Muta, a character in The Cat Returns
- Muta, a 1930s slang term for marijuana
- Muta, a Filipino and Tagalog word meaning Rheum
- MUTA is also an abbreviation in the United States Army Reserve for a "Multiple Unit Training Assembly" (multiple refers not to multiple units but the multiple pay periods (usually four) for which reserve component soldiers receive credit for attending Battle Assembly)
- MUTA is an abbreviation for Murray Bridge Training Area in South Australia, used by the Australian Army