Mateusz
Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh".
Meaning & Origin of Mateusz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh".
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The Story of Mateusz
Mateusz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 62 Mateuszs were born — ranking #2,160 that year. As of 2026, Mateusz ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 1K Mateuszs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mateusz
Mateusz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mateusz's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,160. Use the chart and map above to compare Mateusz'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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