Mati
Mati is a name with a single cultural origin: Estonian.
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Mati
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mati is a name with a single cultural origin: Estonian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
The Story of Mati
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mati as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 6 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Mati — #10,998 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Mati on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mati last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 72 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mati on the record books as a boy name in 2012, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Matis were born — ranking #7,734 that year. About 60% of every Mati on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mati last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mati
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mati. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Mati
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Mati
Mati is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Mati's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Mati'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.