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Origin & history of Matai1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Matai comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Gift of God | Formal: God's bestowed gift.
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How popular is Matai?
2012
peak year
Today, Matai is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5513), with only about 18 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 33 babies were given the name (ranked #3338 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Matai has been declining in recent years. In all, around 460 babies have been registered as Matai since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
33
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,338)
(ranked #3,338)
18
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
180
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
460
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Matai8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
M4
A1
T2
A1
I9
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Matai💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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