Matey
Boy · ma-TAY · Hebrew
Matey is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Matey mean?
Hebrew: Bulgarian form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Bulgarian form of Matthew, the apostle and Gospel writer.
- Say it
- ma-TAY
Is Matey a girl's or a boy's name?
Matey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Matey, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 9 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Matey than any year since 2018.
In 2025, 116 boys in the UK were given Matey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #406, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Matei 113
- Matey 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Matey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
Names like Matey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley Jesse Marley Tommy Rory Asher Myles Matteo Axel Ezra Levi Remy
Other spellings of Matey
Names related to Matey
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