Matai is a rare variant of Mateo that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Matai is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,325 for boy births in the United States (and #13,319 across all names), given to 14 babies. Matai was first reported in SSA data in 1998 and peaked in 2012 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,325 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #5,577 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #6,396 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #6,045 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #7,954 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #4,744 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #5,038 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #4,056 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #4,424 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #4,040 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,344 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #3,315 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | #3,338 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #4,789 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #5,042 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #5,407 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,492 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #3,955 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #3,894 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,168 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,834 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,701 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,539 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #8,147 |