Rising since 1987, #8 for boys today.
Popularity of Mateo since 1904
Babies named Mateo per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 63 |
| 1920s | 162 |
| 1930s | 102 |
| 1940s | 112 |
| 1950s | 116 |
| 1960s | 102 |
| 1970s | 285 |
| 1980s | 370 |
| 1990s | 2,010 |
| 2000s | 10,490 |
| 2010s | 50,604 |
| 2020s | 62,272 |
Meaning & origin
Mateo's climb is one of the defining name stories of the past two decades. On the books since 1904 but long confined to Spanish-speaking communities, it began rising in 1987 and simply never stopped, reaching its peak in 2023 and holding 8th place among American boys as of 2025, about 1 in every 155 newborn boys. It is now more popular in the United States than the English form Matthew has been in years.
The engine behind the rise is a genuine convergence: Latino families choosing a heritage classic, and non-Latino parents drawn to the same o-ending warmth that powered Leo, Milo, and Luca. Mateo offers a rare combination, deep biblical roots through Saint Matthew, effortless pronunciation in both English and Spanish, and the built-in nickname Teo.
Its strongholds trace the Southwest and the cities: Nevada and New Mexico lead, with the District of Columbia close behind. That footprint marks a name still strongest where Spanish is part of daily life, even as its national top-ten rank shows it has long since become everyone's name.
Mateo is the Spanish form of Matthew, descending from Hebrew Mattityahu ("gift of Yahweh") through Greek Matthaios and Latin Matthaeus. The name's anchor across Europe is Saint Matthew the Evangelist, the tax collector turned apostle credited with the first Gospel. Mateo appears in United States records from 1904, and for most of the twentieth century it was used almost entirely within Spanish-speaking families. Its breakout began in the late 1980s and compounded through the 2000s and 2010s as pan-Latin names, Mateo, Matteo, Matias, crossed into general American use, a path parallel to Leo, Luca, and Milo.
Read more: Mateo on Wikipedia
Where Mateo is most popular
Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Mateo” around the world
Where Mateo lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
360
babies in 2024
Ireland
30
babies in 2025
New Zealand
#93
in 2025
Quebec
#50
in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#65
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Teo, Matt, Mati
Famous people named Mateo
- Mateo Kovačić · Croatian international footballer
Sibling names for Mateo
Names that share Mateo's style, for a brother or sister.
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Brothers: Leo, Sebastian, Milo, Luca, Emiliano, Luka, Santiago, Thiago, Alejandro, Alfredo, Andres, Angel, Angelo, Armando, Cristian, Cruz, Diego, Eduardo, Enrique, Fernando, Gustavo, Jaime, Josue, Matias, Maximiliano, Milan, Nicolas, Rafael, Rodrigo, Rogelio, Santos, Tomas, Vicente, Xavier, Agustin, Alexandro, Alfonso, Alonso, Alonzo, Alphonso, Alvaro, Amador, Amare, Anibal, Benito, Bernabe, Camilo, Carmelo, Cesar, Cordero, Cristobal, Domingo, Dominik, Eliseo, Eloy, Emilio, Esteban, Estevan, Ezequiel, Felipe, Genaro, Giovanny, Gonzalo, Hernan, Hilario, Iker, Isai, Isaias, Ismael, Jairo, Javier, Jaziel, Joaquin, Jovani, Karlos, Lazaro, Leonel, Lucca, Lucio, Manny, Marcelino, Marco, Marcos, Marko, Marquez, Mauricio, Maximo, Moises, Nehemias, Nico, Octavio, Pablo, Rey, Reyes, Rico, Romeo, Ronaldo, Salvador, Santana, Santino, Tadeo, Teodoro, Ulises, Valentin, Alexavier, Amado, Anjel, Antoni, Arsenio, Basilio, Benicio, Carlito, Cecilio, Cipriano, Cristhian, Cristo, Cristofer, Damir, Dimas, Eladio, Elio, Epifanio, Esai, Esequiel, Favian, Fransisco, Gabino, Gaspar, Gasper, Geovanni, Geovany, Gio, Giovany, Haziel, Itzae, Izael, Izan, Jacobo, Jamon, Jeremias, Jeronimo, Jomar, Jovanny, Juaquin, Karmelo, Luan, Macario, Maceo, Maximino, Migel, Natanael, Neymar, Nikko, Osiel, Patricio, Richardo, Rodriquez, Rojelio, Romel, Romero, Roque, Serafin, Silvestre, Teo, Tiago, Timoteo, Valente, Vidal, Vincente, Xavi, Yadiel, Yovani, Albaro, Alegandro, Alejo, Ambrosio, Andrez, Antoino, Antonyo, Arias, Aristeo, Caio, Calixto, Carlitos, Casimiro, Cayetano, Chavez, Christobal, Cirilo, Cisco, Cristoval, Cruzito, Deleon, Diago, Dinero, Dmarco, Elier, Elisandro, Eliu, Emelio, Emillio, Enmanuel, Enrigue, Enrrique, Esteven, Estuardo, Fransico, Froylan, Giancarlos, Gillermo, Hernando, Ilias, Jassiel, Jaun, Javi, Javiel, Jeovani, Jeovany, Jhoan, Jianni, Josafat, Joshue, Jossue, Justino, Lalo, Leoncio, Lucah, Marico, Maximilliano, Melchor, Miklo, Missael, Nicanor, Nicco, Nilo, Novak, Oracio, Oseas, Perez, Ramir, Recardo, Remigio, Rodriguez, Roi, Santhiago, Santi, Santiel, Saulo, Serjio, Sesar, Toribio, Tres, Urbano, Vasco, Victorio, Yadriel, Yasiel, Yoshua, Zacarias, Alanzo, Alexio, Amilio, Ario, Benedicto, Canelo, Catalino, Damacio, Deigo, Delfino, Donaldo, Eduin, Eliceo, Emileo, Erique, Erubiel, Estaban, Estefan, Estiven, Eulises, Facundo, Feliciano, Fernandez, Filip, Franciso, Gonsalo, Grabiel, Gustabo, Ilian, Itzael, Jabier, Jaciel, Jjesus, Jobany, Jovanie, Joven, Juvencio, Karlo, Leomar, Leovardo, Liangelo, Marik, Marrio, Maurisio, Mayco, Messi, Miqueas, Miro, Nicasio, Nieko, Oliverio, Rafa, Regino, Rodriques, Romon, Ronrico, Savier, Seve, Tenoch, Teodor, Torres, Tulio, Wenceslao, Yago, Yancarlos, Yomar, Zaul, Zlatan, Emilo, Inigo, Isahi, Jhair, Adalid, Adante, Albeiro, Amante, Amario, Amiliano, Aneudy, Anyelo, Atzin, Avier, Bento, Castulo, Cavani, Charvez, Cordera, Cristofher, Dago, Damaso, Domnic, Duvan, Edinson, Eduar, Elisio, Elonzo, Emilliano, Estephan, Estiben, Eze, Fernado, Gianno, Giovanne, Giovonnie, Givanni, Indalecio, Isandro, Jahvier, Jaimir, Javanni, Javy, Jesua, Jhayco, Jhovani, Jiovany, Josuel, Kiano, Lautaro, Lucciano, Macio, Maikol, Malaquias, Manuelito, Mareo, Melquisedec, Miliano, Mirko, Navarro, Neco, Niguel, Ossiel, Ramces, Rangel, Roldan, Sadiel, Santy, Serapio, Silviano, Sosa, Taino, Thadeo, Torrez, Trevino, Valeriano, Victorhugo, Xamir, Xavyer, Xiomar, Yadir, Yaxiel, Yeico, Yeremi, Zeferino
Names like Mateo
Names whose popularity has moved with Mateo's over the last 50 years.

