Matei is a very rare variant of Mateo that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Matei is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,681 for boy births in the United States (and #14,033 across all names), given to 13 babies. Matei first appears in 1996 and peaked in 2019 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,681 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #5,368 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,752 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #7,092 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,597 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #5,877 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #5,086 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,958 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,936 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #5,462 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,376 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,630 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #7,369 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,403 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,532 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,556 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #6,682 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,639 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,447 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,562 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,484 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,590 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #9,287 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,213 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,702 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,541 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,618 |