Mateja
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of God; a form of Matthew.
Mateja by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Mateja.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Matthew
Like Mateja, each of these traces back to Matthew: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Matteogift of god; Italian form of Matthew2,071 in the US (2017)
- Matiasgift of god; a form of Matthew1,558 in the US (2017)
- Mathewgift of God; a spelling variant of Matthew499 in the US (2017)
- Mattiegift of god; a form of Matthew or Matilda238 in the US (2017)
- Matheogift of god; a form of Matthew144 in the US (2017)
- Mathisgift of God; a form of Matthew133 in the US (2017)
- Mateigift of god; Romanian form of Matthew109 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mateja. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mateagift of God; a form of Matthew3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Makenahappy one205 in the US (2017)
- Malenasoft and tender; a form of Magdalena86 in the US (2017)
- Maleacalm; peaceful42 in the US (2017)
- Makedabeautiful; Ethiopian royal name37 in the US (2017)
- Matteagift of God; a feminine form of Matthew32 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Mateja, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jessegod exists; gift from god980 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Mateja, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Mateja
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