UK boy's name
Matvej
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Matvej is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Matvej popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3908, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 4 births.
This profile covers 4 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2015 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Matvej is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 4 living people in the UK are called Matvej. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Matvej ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 4 boys were registered as Matvej.
- • About 4 living people in the UK are estimated to have Matvej as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3908
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
4 births
Estimated living
4
2026
Decades
Matvej by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Matvej was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3908 | 4 | 1 |
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- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
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- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Matvej: questions and answers
How popular is the name Matvej in the UK right now?
In 2015, Matvej was ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Matvej most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 4 babies registered as Matvej in England and Wales.
How many people are called Matvej in the UK?
A total of 4 babies have been registered as Matvej across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.