Matai vs Mathew

Side-by-side comparison of Matai and Mathew — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Matai

Boy name · Rank #5554

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Name B

Mathew

Boy name · Rank #938

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Metric Matai Mathew
Current Rank #5554 #938
Total Births (all years) 460 77,298
Peak Year 2012 1990
Peak Year Births 33 2,174
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matai Mathew
1880ss — 474
1890ss — 415
1900ss — 385
1910ss — 1,584
1920ss — 1,739
1930ss — 890
1940ss — 866
1950ss — 2,059
1960ss — 4,654
1970ss — 10,849
1980ss — 18,622
1990ss 19 16,799
2000ss 130 10,614
2010ss 243 5,909
2020ss 68 1,439

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matai Mathew
2014 23 625
2015 26 628
2016 23 565
2017 26 503
2018 19 478
2019 21 389
2020 12 350
2021 10 315
2022 15 271
2023 14 259
2024 17 244

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2024.

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