Globally, מטה (Mate 
, Máté 
, Maté 
) is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name מטה is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common masculine name, Hungary, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Croatia, Hungary, and India. More frequently, מטה is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mate | Hungary, Mozambique, Croatia, India, Romania |
| Máté | Hungary, Croatia, United States, Slovakia, Romania |
| Maté | United Kingdom, Hungary, Spain, United States, France |
| מטה | Israel |
Mach, Maciej, Maciek, Maciuś, Madis, Maffeo, Maffio, Matej, Mateo, Mateu, Mateus, Mateusz, Mateuszek, Matfei, Mathew, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathijs, Mathis, Mati, Matiass, Maties, Matija, Matitjahu, Matityahu, Matjaž, Matte, Matteo, Matteus, Matthew, Matthias, Matthieu, Matthijs, Matthäus, Matti, Mattia, Mattias, Mattis, Mattityahu, Matvei, Matvej, Matvey, Matveï, Matwei, Matyáš, Matías, Matúš, Mazzeo, Maćko, Meta,
מטה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: mate of Lincoln , the fictional character from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Mate , the character from 2002 film 'A Ring of Endless Light'.