Mateo
Gift of God · Spanish form of Hebrew origin
What does Mateo mean?
Mateo is a male name of Spanish form of Hebrew origin, meaning “Gift of God”.
How popular is Mateo?
In England & Wales, Mateo ranked #179 among boys' names in 2024, with 282 babies given the name — up from #600 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #161.
In the United States, Mateo was the #20 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.
The two territories disagree about Mateo: #20 in the US against #179 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.
| Year | E&W rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #3,355 | 3 |
| 2000 | #2,040 | 6 |
| 2005 | #823 | 29 |
| 2010 | #620 | 53 |
| 2015 | #529 | 73 |
| 2020 | #203 | 247 |
| 2023 | #161 | 323 |
| 2024 | #179 | 282 |
Who are famous people named Mateo?
- Mateo Kovačić · Croatian association football player (born 1994)
- Mateo Retegui · Italian association football player
- Mateo Alemán · novelist, writer
What names go well with Mateo?
More on Mateo
Number two in Argentina, top ten in Catalonia, and it means gift of God.
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