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Mateo

Pronounced /məˈteɪoʊ/

Rank in 2024
#7
Born in 2024
11,302
Peak year
2024 · #7
Origin
Spanish

1880 to 2024

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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 11,302 boys were named Mateo, about 1 in every 152.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1904.
  • 115,568 boys have been named Mateo since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Mateo per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. 0.6
    Gen Z
  7. 4.4
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 195 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 203 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 201 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 370 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,032 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 18,484 babies, 0.59 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 95,083 babies, 4.38 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.

  • A male given name from Spanish.
Origin
Spanish
Say it
/məˈteɪoʊ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Mateo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyRising

    Matteo

    Rank
    #138
    Born '24
    2,582
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoyNew this generation

    Matheo

    Rank
    #852
    Born '24
    283
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024