Matheo
Matheo is a given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:Mathéo Bodmer, French footballer Mathéo Didot, French footballer Mathéo Jacquemoud, French ski mountaineer Mathéo Moussa, Gabonese footballer Mathéo Parmentier, Belgian footballer Matheo Raab, German footballer Mathéo Tuscher, Swiss racing driver Mathéo Vroman, French footballer Matheo Zoch, Bolivian footballer
Meaning & Origin of Matheo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matheo is a given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include:Mathéo Bodmer, French footballer Mathéo Didot, French footballer Mathéo Jacquemoud, French ski mountaineer Mathéo Moussa, Gabonese footballer Mathéo Parmentier, Belgian footballer Matheo Raab, German footballer Mathéo Tuscher, Swiss racing driver Mathéo Vroman, French footballer Matheo Zoch, Bolivian footballer
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The Story of Matheo
Matheo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 319 Matheos were born — ranking #802 that year. As of 2026, Matheo ranks #802 for baby boys with 319 births, rising sharply (+86% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Matheos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Matheo
Matheo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Matheo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #802. Use the chart and map above to compare Matheo'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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