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 #5554

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Name B

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Matai Matthew
Current Rank #5554 #33
Total Births (all years) 460 1,646,990
Peak Year 2012 1983
Peak Year Births 33 50,208
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Matai Matthew
1880ss — 1,068
1890ss — 1,132
1900ss — 1,188
1910ss — 6,228
1920ss — 8,566
1930ss — 6,255
1940ss — 8,760
1950ss — 35,800
1960ss — 105,943
1970ss — 277,752
1980ss — 458,953
1990ss 19 351,673
2000ss 130 221,620
2010ss 243 125,067
2020ss 68 36,985

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matai Matthew
2014 23 12,940
2015 26 12,783
2016 23 12,665
2017 26 11,730
2018 19 10,004
2019 21 9,270
2020 12 8,137
2021 10 7,479
2022 15 7,070
2023 14 7,221
2024 17 7,078

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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