Mateja
Mateja is a given name, variant of the Greek given name Mathias (Matthew). In Serbian, it's a masculine name, while in Croatian and Slovene, it's a feminine name.
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Mateja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mateja is a given name, variant of the Greek given name Mathias (Matthew). In Serbian, it's a masculine name, while in Croatian and Slovene, it's a feminine name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Lithuanian
The Story of Mateja
As a girl name
Mateja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 13 births, good for #8,259 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Matejas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 67 Matejas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mateja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2006, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 7 births, good for #9,584 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Matejas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 29 Matejas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mateja
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Names that sound like Mateja
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About the name Mateja
Mateja is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Mateja's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Mateja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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