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Mateo

“gift of God”·“a gift from God”

Mateo is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Mateo is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

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Where it comes from

Mateo is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Esperanto usage, Mateo developed from MATTHAEUS.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

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Mateo through the years

Babies since 1880: 126,778; 126,693 boys · 85 girls
Most popular year: 2024; 11,355 babies
2025: 11,057; #8 for boys · #8,679 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20: +31%; Rising

Mateo in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1904–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNevada, New Mexico, District of Columbia

FewerMore, relative to births Not published

2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Nevada (184), New Mexico (99), District of Columbia (34), Arizona (419), California (2,239).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 11,045 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (2,239). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 63,143 as a first name in 2020; 15,024 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Mateo’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Mateo has a diminutive in Mati. Mateo shares a linguistic root with Matthew. In Spanish usage, Mateo has a conventional equivalent in the German form Matthias.

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Around the world

Mateo has relatives in 17 languages.

24 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 48

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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