Matteo
The Italian form of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, gift of Yahweh, shortened in Greek to Matthaios and borne by the tax collector turned evangelist.
Matteo in 2025
Matteo was given to 2,455 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 272nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,350 babies born.
The history of Matteo
Matteo reached its highest point in 2024, when 2,589 babies were given the name, ranking 252nd that year.
Across the 115 years of records since 1911, 33,499 babies have been named Matteo. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Matteo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Matteo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 102 | 3,640 |
| 1920s | 180 | 2,926 |
| 1930s | 65 | 4,224 |
| 1940s | 7 | 6,262 |
| 1950s | 26 | 8,467 |
| 1960s | 74 | 5,342 |
| 1970s | 120 | 5,827 |
| 1980s | 174 | 5,760 |
| 1990s | 676 | 2,132 |
| 2000s | 3,241 | 961 |
| 2010s | 14,640 | 312 |
| 2020s | 14,194 | 252 |
Where Matteo is heading
Matteo has risen 13% over the past decade, from 2,171 babies in 2015 to 2,455 in 2025.
Names like Matteo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Matteo.