Matei
Boy · ma-TAY · Hebrew
Matei is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 411th for boys in the UK (113 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Matei mean?
Hebrew: Romanian form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Romanian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu.
- Say it
- ma-TAY
Is Matei a girl's or a boy's name?
Matei is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 113 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matei in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #411among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 113about 1 in 2,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 113 boys in the UK were named Matei, making it the 411th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 204th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 281 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Matei than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Matei in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 116 boys in the UK were given Matei or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #406, up from #411 for this spelling alone.
- Matei 113
- Matey 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 379th in England and Wales and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Matei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #411 |
| 2024 | 153 | #325 |
| 2023 | 176 | #292 |
| 2022 | 203 | #258 |
| 2021 | 257 | #224 |
| 2020 | 271 | #204 |
| 2019 | 281 | #204 |
| 2018 | 228 | #253 |
| 2017 | 205 | #284 |
| 2016 | 128 | #393 |
| 2015 | 67 | #603 |
| 2014 | 46 | #756 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Matei in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Matei, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Matei in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matei in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Names like Matei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Yusuf Eesa Yunus Zion Ilyas Matteo Axel Marley Eli Asher Zakariya
Other spellings of Matei
Matey
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