Matteo

What Matteo means

Italian, from Latin Matthaeus, meaning “gift of the Lord”

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Matteo” (revision 88990040), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Matteo?

US: Rising: up from #191 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #361 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2024, when 2,589 boys got the name (#138 that year). First in the US records in 1911.

How common

• About 1 in 696 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 829 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 755 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 RI (3.84 per 1,000 boys), NV (3.72 per 1,000 boys), CT (3.56 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Matteo is #146 in the US and #160 in England & Wales (2025).

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 Matteo were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Mateo11,045 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 Matteo

Boys

• Amir#105“commander, prince”^*
• Ezekiel#61“God strengthens”^*
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Messiah#207Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 5 babies
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Enzo#72“home + ruler”^*

For a sister

• Adeline#59Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*
• Willow#44From the word “willow”^*
• River#219From the word “river”^*
• Luna#27“the moon”^*
• Parker#106From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Naomi#47“my pleasantness”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Matteo’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.