Mateo
Same root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”*
Boy’s name · Spanish & Italian · /məˈteɪoʊ/
What Mateo means
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
A male given name from Spanish.
Source: Wiktionary, “Mateo” (revision 93672425), CC BY-SA 4.0.
How popular is Mateo?
▼ 1 vs 2024
▲ 18 vs 2024
▲ 64 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #85 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #526 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 11,293 boys got the name (#6 that year). First in the US records in 1904.
How common
- About 1 in 155 baby boys in the US in 2025
- About 1 in 829 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
- About 1 in 1,091 baby boys in Scotland in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in NV (16.29 per 1,000 boys), NM (15.23 per 1,000 boys), DC (13.45 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Mateo is #8 in the US and #160 in England & Wales (2025).
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #8 | 11,045 | 1 in 155 | #85 |
| England & Wales | #160 | 328 | 1 in 829 | #526 |
| Scotland | #226 | 18 | 1 in 1,091 | #686 |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9% of US babies named Mateo were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 12 | 11,045 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 328 |
| US all years since 1880 | 85 | 126,693 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 2,874 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
How to say it
Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.
IPA from Wiktionary.
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Matteo2,455 US · 328 E&W
- Mataeo13 US
- Mataio6 US
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Mateo
Boys
- Enzo#72“home + ruler”*
- Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”*
- Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”*
- Alessandro#497Italian form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”*
- Vincenzo#674Italian form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”*
- Maximo#580Editor’s note Up from #853 in 2015 to #580 in 2025 in the US
For a sister
- Elena#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel
- Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”*
- Alessia#326Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 9 babies
- Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
- Gemma#170“jewel”*
- Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Mateo’s. Rank is US 2025.
Famous people named Mateo
- Mateo Kovačić Croatian association football player (born 1994)
- Mateo Retegui Italian association football player
- Mateo Alemán novelist, writer
- Mateo Musacchio Argentine footballer
- Mateo Chávez Mexican footballer (born 2004)
Characters
- Mateo Castellanos Fictional character
- Mateo Santos Fictional human
People with this given name on Wikidata that have an English Wikipedia article, most widely covered first. Descriptions from Wikidata.
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