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Mateo

Boy

Meaning of Mateo: Spanish: 'gift of God'

Mateo is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 8th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 178th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8

11,057 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#178

282 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

126,778

First recorded 1904 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 30 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 45 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 46 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 38 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 56 babies19901991: 65 babies1992: 60 babies1993: 63 babies1994: 83 babies1995: 125 babies1996: 232 babies1997: 340 babies1998: 409 babies1999: 577 babies2000: 572 babies20002001: 727 babies2002: 766 babies2003: 876 babies2004: 961 babies2005: 1,089 babies2006: 1,270 babies2007: 1,227 babies2008: 1,408 babies2009: 1,594 babies2010: 1,624 babies20102011: 2,204 babies2012: 2,840 babies2013: 3,597 babies2014: 3,748 babies2015: 5,036 babies2016: 6,559 babies2017: 7,783 babies2018: 8,221 babies2019: 9,022 babies2020: 9,015 babies20202021: 9,187 babies2022: 10,402 babies2023: 11,311 babies2024: 11,355 babies2025: 11,057 babies
US babies named Mateo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 11,355.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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