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Matey

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 45

Matey is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2021, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2016.

Matey Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Matey by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 8
2020s (to 2025) 32

How Popular Is Matey?

In 2025, Matey was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Matey Is Used

France #3,365 5 in 2022
England & Wales #5,442 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Matey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Matey Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling Names for Matey

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Matey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Matey

How popular is the name Matey?

In 2025, Matey was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Matey a girl's or a boy's name?

Matey is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Matey most popular?

Matey peaked in 2021, when 9 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Matey a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matey currently ranks #5,442 in England and Wales. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.