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Matai

100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Matai has been given to about 474 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 466
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Matai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 33
  • Born in 202514
  • All time474

How popular is Matai?

Its best year was 2012, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3338th. The typical living American called Matai is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Matai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makai0.85
  2. Jakai0.70
  3. Zakai0.70
  4. Malaki0.69
  5. Malakai0.64
  6. Tai0.65
  7. Malachi0.62
  8. Makhi0.59

Middle names for Matai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Matai Paul0.83
  2. Matai John0.83
  3. Matai Lee0.83
  4. Matai Dean0.82
  5. Matai Blake0.82
  6. Matai Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Matai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.84
  2. Bodebrother · 0.83
  3. Azariasister · 0.82
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.81
  5. Yarelisister · 0.81
  6. Sienasister · 0.81

Where Matai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Matai Reyes0.78
    2. Matai Nguyen0.78
    3. Matai Lee0.78
    4. Matai Hall0.78
    5. Matai Green0.78
    6. Matai Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Matai

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.