Matvei
Matvei or Matvey (Матвей) is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:Matvey Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music Matvei Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicist Matvey Frantskevich, Belarusian footballer Matvei Gedenshtrom, Russian explorer of the northern parts of Siberia Matvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French…
Meaning & Origin of Matvei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matvei or Matvey (Матвей) is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:Matvey Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music Matvei Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physicist Matvey Frantskevich, Belarusian footballer Matvei Gedenshtrom, Russian explorer of the northern parts of Siberia Matvei Golovinski (1865–1920), Russian-French…
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The Story of Matvei
Matvei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Matveis were born — ranking #7,613 that year. As of 2026, Matvei ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 79 Matveis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Matvei
Matvei is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Matvei's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Matvei'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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