Matteo
Matteo was the 146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,455 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 138th with 2,589 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 45 places. More babies were named Matteo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mateo) 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #146 boys, up 27 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,455boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20242,589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,499babies recorded
What does the name Matteo mean?
Matteo is a spelling of Mateo, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mateo's meaning and origin.
Mateo is the Spanish (and Croatian) form of Matthew. It goes back through Latin Matthaeus and Greek Matthaios to the Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of Yahweh'. Matthew the apostle and evangelist made it a Christian name.
מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Mattityahu, 'gift of the Lord'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean gift.
Matteo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #146 | 2,455 |
| 2020 | #173 | 2,223 |
| 2010 | #429 | 642 |
| 2000 | #890 | 176 |
| 1990 | #2,749 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,051 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,825 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,932 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Matteo, counting every spelling?
Matteo is a spelling of Mateo, a name family that ranked #5 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #146 for Matteo on its own. Together these spellings went to 13,500 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateo | 11,045 | #8 | 53,265 |
| Matteo | 2,455 | #146 | 11,965 |
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 Matteo?
2,455 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matteo (0.68 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Matteo 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matteo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matteo?
About 32,800 people born in the US named Matteo are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Matteo 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.
Matteo by state
How common Matteo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (2.4×), Nevada (2.3×), New Mexico (2.3×), Delaware (1.9×), California (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matteo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matteo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matteo
What does Matteo mean?
Matteo is a spelling of Mateo, which means “'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Matteo?
Matteo was the 146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,455 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 138th with 2,589 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 45 places. More babies were named Matteo in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Matteo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Matteo in the US.
Where is Matteo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matteo was most common in Connecticut (3.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and New Mexico.