Mateo
Spanish form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of Yahweh. It passed into Spanish through the Greek and Latin spellings used in the gospels.
Mateo in 2025
Mateo was given to 11,057 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 14th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 300 babies born.
The history of Mateo
Mateo reached its highest point in 2024, when 11,355 babies were given the name, ranking 13th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 12th, in 2023.
Across the 122 years of records since 1904, 126,778 babies have been named Mateo. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Mateo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mateo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 3,114 |
| 1910s | 63 | 3,950 |
| 1920s | 162 | 2,863 |
| 1930s | 102 | 3,527 |
| 1940s | 112 | 4,205 |
| 1950s | 116 | 4,467 |
| 1960s | 102 | 3,931 |
| 1970s | 285 | 3,291 |
| 1980s | 370 | 3,442 |
| 1990s | 2,010 | 872 |
| 2000s | 10,490 | 433 |
| 2010s | 50,634 | 39 |
| 2020s | 62,327 | 12 |
Where Mateo is heading
Mateo has risen 120% over the past decade, from 5,036 babies in 2015 to 11,057 in 2025.
Names like Mateo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mateo.