US rank #11588 Boys' name Peak 2005 139 births

Matej — #11588 US boys' name

139 babies named Matej in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s532010s592020s27
#11588
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 19% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Matej was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Matej in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matej

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Matej between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matej currently holds the #11588 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matej performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Matej shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matej in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 139 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matej at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

139

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,588

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matej popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2024202020172013201020062002 6

Matej by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
59 births that decade — 42% of Matej's all-time total
2000s532010s592020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matej?
139 babies have been named Matej since 2002. It currently ranks #11588 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Matej most popular?
Matej was most popular in the 2010s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Matej been used?
Matej has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matej?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.