Teo
Teo was the 794th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 318 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 761st with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 958 places. More babies were named Teo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Teodoro, Mateo and similar names · Spanish, Italian, Greek
Say it TAY-oh /ˈteɪoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #794 boys, up 577 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 318boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024335 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,987babies recorded
What does the name Teo mean?
Teo is a short form used in Spanish, Italian, Croatian and other languages for names containing teo, chiefly Teodoro (Theodore, Greek 'gift of God') and Mateo (Matthew, Hebrew 'gift of YHWH'). In Finnish it comes from Swedish Theo, as Wiktionary notes. Wiktionary's English entry for Teo is an unrelated Chinese surname. The Greek root theos means 'god'.
θεός (theos) (Ancient Greek, “god”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Theo, Teodoro, Mateo, Theodore.
See also: Greek names, names that mean God, names that mean gift.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Teo' (Finnish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Theodore', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Theodore', DMNES (Durham University)
Teo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #794 | 318 |
| 2020 | #1,371 | 129 |
| 2010 | #2,141 | 63 |
| 2000 | #5,015 | 15 |
| 1990 | #8,027 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,201 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Teo, counting every spelling?
Teo has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #775 for boys in 2025, against #794 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Teo?
318 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Teo (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Teo 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 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Teo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Teo?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Teo are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Teo 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.
Teo by state
How common Teo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×), Massachusetts (2.0×), New York (1.9×), New Jersey (1.7×), Washington (1.7×). In 28 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 Teo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Teo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Teo · Sibling names for Teo
Teo is also a nickname for Matheo and Mateo.
Questions about the name Teo
What does Teo mean?
Teo means “short form of Teodoro, Mateo and similar names” (Spanish, Italian, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Teo?
Teo was the 794th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 318 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 761st with 335 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 958 places. More babies were named Teo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Teo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Teo in the US.
Where is Teo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Teo was most common in California (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and New York.