Mateen
Mateen is a given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mateen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mateen is a given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Mateen
Mateen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 31 Mateens were born — ranking #3,450 that year. As of 2026, Mateen ranks #5,302 for baby boys with 18 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 644 Mateens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mateen
Mateen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 644 births in the dataset. Mateen's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,303. Use the chart and map above to compare Mateen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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