Maty
A short form of Matthew, a feminine name with Hebrew origins meaning "gift of God".
Name Census estimates that about 140 living Americans carry the first name Maty. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maty today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maty births was 1995 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maty. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
140
~ 1 in 2,448,245 Americans
Peak year
1995
17 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,737
Tracked since 1995
Census
Maty in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 505 people with the first name Maty, which placed it at #20,449 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,449
National first-name rank
People counted
505
505 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maty
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maty is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Black (32.3%) and Hispanic (22.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maty described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maty at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.8% · 211
- Black or African American32.3% · 163
- Hispanic or Latino22.6% · 114
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 11
- Two or more races0.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Maty: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maty from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 41 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Maty remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maty by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maty during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maty
The name Maty is believed to have originated from the Hebrew language and culture, with its roots tracing back to ancient times. It is derived from the Hebrew name "Matityahu," which means "gift of God" or "gift from Yahweh." The name Maty is a shortened or diminutive form of this longer Hebrew name.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Maty can be found in the Book of Chronicles, a part of the Hebrew Bible. In this text, the name "Matityahu" is mentioned as one of the Levites who assisted in the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the reign of King Darius I of Persia, around the 5th century BCE.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Maty. One of the most prominent was Maty Grunwald (1934-2018), a renowned Polish-Israeli writer and Holocaust survivor. She was born in Warsaw and survived the Ghetto Uprising and multiple concentration camps before immigrating to Israel after World War II.
Another notable Maty was Maty Ezraty (1923-1976), an Algerian-French philosopher and writer. He was born in Constantine, Algeria, and is best known for his works exploring existentialism and Jewish identity.
In the realm of sports, Maty Ezratty (born 1983) is a French professional tennis player who has competed in various Grand Slam tournaments and achieved a career-high ranking of 67 in the world.
Maty Deen (born 1962) is a Dutch actress and television presenter of Surinamese descent. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, and theater productions throughout her career.
Additionally, Maty Ezraty (1905-1976) was a French artist and painter known for his abstract expressionist works. He was born in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and later moved to Paris, where he became an influential figure in the post-war Parisian art scene.
People
Maty + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maty: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maty?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 140 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maty going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,448,245 US residents.
Is Maty a common name?
We classify Maty as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 142 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maty most popular?
The single biggest year for Maty was 1995, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maty is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maty in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 505 people with the name Maty, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,449 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maty in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maty?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maty leans strongly female. 449 people counted with this name were female (87.9%), compared with 62 male bearers (12.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maty?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maty is White at 41.8%. The next largest groups are Black (32.3%) and Hispanic (22.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maty most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maty in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.8% (211 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maty in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maty a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maty in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maty still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maty in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maty can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Maty?
You can see how many Americans are named Maty on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.