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Origin & history of Matei1
Romanian roots
Matei comes from the Romanian tradition, meaning Gift of God..
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How popular is Matei?
2019
peak year
Today, Matei is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7246), with only about 13 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #5086 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Matei's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 268 babies have been registered as Matei since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,086)
(ranked #5,086)
13
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
130
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
268
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Matei3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
M4
A1
T2
E5
I9
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Matei✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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Names that combine with MateiSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Matei.
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