Mati
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-tee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Mati is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Mati mean?
Hebrew: short form of Matthew or Mattityahu
“gift of God”
A short form of Matthew or Matityahu, used in Israel and Estonia; Mati Unt (1944-2005) was a leading Estonian novelist.
Is Mati a girl's or a boy's name?
Mati is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mati in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 4 girls.
Mati in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Mati in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012. 7 girls were also named Mati in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Mati in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mati in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
Names like Mati
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Mali Maya Maryam Remi Hawa Saanvi Maria Mirha Ayat Ayah Arya
Names related to Mati
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mati: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mati, updated 20 October 2026.