Mateus
Mateus was the 2824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2465th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Mateus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,824 boys, up 86 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200752 babies
- Total since 1880
- 994babies recorded
Mateus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,824 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,910 | 41 |
| 2010 | #2,989 | 39 |
| 2000 | #4,718 | 16 |
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How popular is Mateus, counting every spelling?
Mateus is the most common spelling of a name family that had 55 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 55 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateus | 45 | #2,824 | 225 |
| Mateusz | 10 | #8,023 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mateus?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mateus (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mateus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mateus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mateus?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Mateus are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Mateus a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mateus by state
How common Mateus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.9×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mateus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mateus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mateus
How popular is the name Mateus?
Mateus was the 2824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 2465th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Mateus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mateus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mateus in the US.
Where is Mateus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mateus was most common in Massachusetts (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.