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Matei

100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Matei has been given to about 281 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 276
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Matei per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 19
  • Born in 202513
  • All time281
  • England & Wales, 2025#381 · 109

How popular is Matei?

Its best year was 2019, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 5086th. The typical living American called Matei is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Matei

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mateo0.70
  2. Matteo0.67
  3. Mathew0.60
  4. Matthew0.58
  5. Martez0.60
  6. Makai0.59
  7. Makhi0.59
  8. Maverick0.56

Middle names for Matei

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

Sibling names for Matei

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.83
  2. Bodebrother · 0.83
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.82
  4. Keziahsister · 0.82
  5. Soleilsister · 0.82
  6. Ayaneither · 0.82

Where Matei is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.