boy's name
Matvei
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 207
Matvei is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2009.
Matvei over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Matvei?
In 2025, Matvei was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Matvei is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Matvei is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Matveï | Matveï is a rare spelling of Matvei, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Matvei
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Matvei also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matvei over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Matvei
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Matvei — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Matvei
How popular is the name Matvei?
In 2025, Matvei was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Matvei a girl's or a boy's name?
Matvei is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Matvei most popular?
Matvei peaked in 2018, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Matvei a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matvei currently ranks #6,421 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.