Boys' name · since 1996
Matei
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Matei, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Matei is the #6629 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 281 recorded since 1996.
Matei has 281 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6629 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #10,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,629 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matei ranks #10,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,629 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 281 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,990 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,629 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matei's 281 recorded births place it above 75.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Matei compares
281 44th percentile among 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
Matei's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matei | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matei's full recorded timeline at 2012, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Matei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Matei's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Matei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Matei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (120 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Matei 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.