Boys' name · since 1998
Matai
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 474 babies named Matai, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
474 babies have been named Matai since 1998, making it today's #6326 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matai has been recorded 474 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #6326 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 474 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matai ranks #8,156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 474 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 474
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matai's 474 recorded births place it above 82.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Matai compares
474 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Matai's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 474 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Matai splits its recorded history at 2012: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Matai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Matai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Matai's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Matai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (51% of all-time use).
Matai by state
Where Matai concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 1.1% |
59 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Matai's data
- Matai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Matais (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Matai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Matai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.