Mateo
Mateo is a masculine given name, a form of Matthew used in Spanish and Croatian, similar to the Italian form Matteo.
- Spanish
- Croatian
- French
Meaning & Origin of Mateo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mateo is a masculine given name, a form of Matthew used in Spanish and Croatian, similar to the Italian form Matteo.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Croatian
- French
The Story of Mateo
Mateo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 12,043 Mateos were born — ranking #5 that year. As of 2026, Mateo ranks #5 for baby boys with 12,043 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 139K Mateos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Mateo most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- DO39%
- GT29%
- Philippines14%
- Spain11%
- United States7%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Mateo
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Mateo
Mateo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 139K births in the dataset. Mateo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #5. Use the chart and map above to compare Mateo'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.