Baby name meaning

Mateo

Gift of God · Spanish form of Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Mateo is a male name of Spanish form of Hebrew origin, meaning “Gift of God”.

How popular is Mateo?

In England & Wales, Mateo ranked #179 among boys' names in 2024, with 282 babies given the name — up from #600 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #161.

In the United States, Mateo was the #20 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Mateo: #20 in the US against #179 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Mateo — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Mateo over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #2,082US 1960: #2,277US 1970: #2,102US 1980: #2,335US 1990: #1,525US 2000: #428US 2010: #222US 2020: #20England & Wales 2024: #179United StatesEngland & Wales
Mateo’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Mateo in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#3,3553
2000#2,0406
2005#82329
2010#62053
2015#52973
2020#203247
2023#161323
2024#179282

Famous Mateos

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More on Mateo

Number two in Argentina, top ten in Catalonia, and it means gift of God.

Mateo: the Spanish name conquering two continents — Mateo as our Name of the Day.

Swipe & match on Mateo in Settle