Matai vs Matthew

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

Name A

Matai

Boy name · Rank #5567

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Name B

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Matai Matthew
Current Rank #5567 #33
Total Births (all years) 474 1,654,075
Peak Year 2012 1983
Peak Year Births 33 50,209
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matai Matthew
1880s - 1,068
1890s - 1,132
1900s - 1,188
1910s - 6,228
1920s - 8,566
1930s - 6,255
1940s - 8,760
1950s - 35,796
1960s - 105,938
1970s - 277,727
1980s - 458,951
1990s 19 351,682
2000s 130 221,631
2010s 243 125,101
2020s 82 44,052

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matai Matthew
2014 23 12,944
2015 26 12,785
2016 23 12,665
2017 26 11,732
2018 19 10,009
2019 21 9,277
2020 12 8,142
2021 10 7,489
2022 15 7,077
2023 14 7,234
2024 17 7,107
2025 14 7,003

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, 1998–2025.

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