Mateo
Boy nameMateo has been given to 126,778 babies in the U.S. since 1904. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #8 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /məˈteɪoʊ/
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
Origin: Spanish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
126,778
Peak year
2024 (11,355 babies)
Rank in 2025
#8 for boys
First recorded
1904
10-year trend
▲ +120%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Mateo
Mateo Kovačić
Croatian association football player (born 1994)
Mateo Retegui
Italian association football player
Mateo Alemán
Novelist, writer
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Spanish politician (1825–1903)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mateo.
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