Matei is a distinctive choice, ranked #379 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Matei in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#379
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About the Name Matei
Matei has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 101 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #193 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2005.
Matei is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Matei in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Matei
Matei Zaharia — Matei Zaharia is a Romanian-Canadian computer scientist, educator and the creator of Apache Spark.
Sorin Matei — Sorin Matei is a retired Romanian high jumper.
Florin Matei — Robert Florin Matei, is a Romanian futsal player who plays for Fc Autobergamo Deva and the Romanian national futsal team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Matei
Unlikely. With around 109 UK babies named Matei per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Matei in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Matei is declining: down 182 places since 2020, to #379 in 2025. It peaked at #193 in 2019.
Matei is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Matei include: Matei Zaharia, Sorin Matei and Florin Matei. Short summaries for each appear below.
Matei does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mateis in the wild.
109
UK babies named Matei (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 182 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Matei
Almost certainly the only Matei in the class
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UK Popularity (2005–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Matei
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story