Mateja
- Meaning:
- Gift of God (feminine of Matej)
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Mateja
A feminine form of Matej (Matthew), from Hebrew meaning 'gift of God'. Used in Croatia and Slovenia.
Popularity with newborns
Mateja has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
4,566 people in Croatia are called Mateja, according to the 2021 census. That is #209 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Mateja is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.