Given name · also Spanish
Matheo
Matheo is a masculine given name from Spanish, ultimately from French. It is used in Norwegian.
Original SpanishMateo
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Matheo comes from Spanish, and ultimately from French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Norwegian usage, Matheo developed from Mateo. In Norwegian usage, Matheo developed from Matteo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matheo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,451
- 2,451 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 344 babies
- 2025
- 344
- #751 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +74%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 344 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 751 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 74.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (52 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 974 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Matheo’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Matheo developed from the Spanish form Mateo. In Norwegian usage, Matheo developed from the Italian form Matteo. In Norwegian usage, Matheo developed from the French form Mathéo.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Matheo
- Mateo Flecha el JovenSpanish composer1530–1604
- Matheo RaabGerman association football playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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