Given name & surname
Matteo
“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
Matteo is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matteo is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Matteo is a variant of Matthew. An origin associated with Matthew is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Matteo developed from MATTHAEUS. In Italian usage, Matteo developed from Ματθαῖος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Matteo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33,499
- 33,483 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,589 babies
- 2025
- 2,455
- #146 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,455 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 146 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (415). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,236 as a first name in 2020; 1,938 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.
Matteo’s family of names
Matteo shares a linguistic root with Matthew. In Italian usage, Matteo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Mateo. Matteo has a related form in Matthew.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Matteo has relatives in 10 languages.
12 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 47
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MateoSpanish
- Mathiasequivalent
- MatthiasGerman
- Matheoderivative · Norwegian
- Mathewequivalent
- Mattiasequivalent
- Mateusequivalent
- Mathisequivalent
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- Mattequivalent
- Matteafeminine form · Italian
- Mattiaequivalent
- Mathieuequivalent
- Matveyequivalent
- Mattisequivalent
- Matthieuequivalent
- Mattiequivalent
- MateuszPolish
- Matteusequivalent
- Mateuequivalent
- Mateequivalent
- Matijaequivalent
- Matthijsequivalent
- Maciejequivalent
- Mathijsequivalent
- Matejequivalent
- Madisequivalent
- Matthaeusroot · Latin
- Matjažequivalent
- Matityahuequivalent
- Mazzeoequivalent
- Мацвейequivalent
- מתתיהוequivalent
- Matfijequivalent
- Matfeiequivalent
- Mátyásequivalent
- Analequivalent
- Matúšequivalent
- Mazhevequivalent
- Matsveiequivalent
- Matiesequivalent
- Maffeoequivalent
- Матвейequivalent
- Matyášequivalent
- MatíasSpanish
- MatthäusGerman
- MatoušCzech
- Ματθαῖοςroot · Ancient Greek
People named Matteo
- Matteo RenziItalian politician (born 1975)
- Matteo SalviniItalian politician (born 1973)
- Matteo RicciItalian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
- Matteo DarmianItalian footballer (born 1989)
- Matteo ZuppiItalian archbishop (1955-)
- Matteo PessinaItalian association football playerborn 1997
- Matteo Maria BoiardoItalian writer1441–1494
- Matteo PolitanoItalian footballer (born 1993)
- Matteo BandelloItalian writer1485–1561
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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