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Matej

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Matej has been given to about 139 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 136
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Matej per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time139

How popular is Matej?

Its best year was 2005, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6485th. The typical living American called Matej is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Matej

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mateo0.70
  2. Matteo0.67
  3. Mathew0.65
  4. Matthew0.63
  5. Martez0.65
  6. Madden0.58
  7. Matt0.53
  8. Marcel0.53

Middle names for Matej

Ranked by flow score
  1. Matej Paul0.77
  2. Matej Blake0.76
  3. Matej Wade0.76
  4. Matej Ross0.76
  5. Matej Quinn0.76
  6. Matej Lane0.76

Sibling names for Matej

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yarelisister · 0.75
  2. Koenbrother · 0.75
  3. Soleilsister · 0.75
  4. Fisherbrother · 0.75
  5. Azariasister · 0.74
  6. Bodebrother · 0.74

Where Matej is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Matej Anderson0.77
    2. Matej White0.72
    3. Matej Nguyen0.72
    4. Matej Hill0.72
    5. Matej Hall0.72
    6. Matej Brown0.72

    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 Matej

    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.