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Mateo

Say it mah-TAY-oh 3 syllables

Spanish · “gift of the Lord”

Loved in Catalonia, Spain, Croatia, and 1 more place. Common across three Canadian provinces, Sweden, Austria, and 9 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 6 more places.

1 in 63 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 6 there.

Mateo in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 4, common in 14, rare in 11.
Mateo in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales160 (up)20253281 in 8292032020
Scotland226 (up)2025181 in 1,0913902020
Northern Ireland237 (up)202581 in 1,0352702020
Ireland165 (up)2025301 in 7912042020
North America
Ontario (province)53 (up)2024199about 1 in 301652019
Quebec (province)50 (up)2025120about 1 in 242622020
British Columbia (province)41 (up)202359about 1 in 2211042018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)65 (new in the list)2025124Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
New Zealand93 (new in the list)202546Not listed2020
Western Europe
France (as Matéo)177 (down)20254501 in 6731702020
Netherlands102 (up)2025158about 1 in 4211542020
Central Europe
Austria46 (up)20251801 in 211582020
Switzerland48 (down)20251211 in 298362020
Berlin (city)46 (up)202361about 1 in 254702018
Munich (city)27 (up)202541about 1 in 107522020
Cologne (city)141 (down)20239about 1 in 709842018
Bonn (city)72 (up)20258about 1 in 396842020
Leipzig (city)389 (down)20251about 1 in 2,8761022020
Rostock (city)47 (up)20254about 1 in 2621052020
Nordic countries
Norway85 (up)2025771 in 3021122020
Sweden76 (up)2025140about 1 in 3081162020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain1 (up)20243,28942019
Catalonia (region)6 (up)20253291 in 63192020
Italy446 (new in the list)2024251 in 7,574Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland265 (up)2025181 in 7,0224922020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Slovenia30 (up)202557about 1 in 127712020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
Croatia102025335No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
Argentina220247,89422019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

In Spanish, Matthew becomes Mateo. It comes from Latin Matthaeus and Greek Matthaîos, and goes back to the Hebrew mattiṯyāhū, 'gift of the Lord'. It is a cousin of Matías.

2 more paragraphs

Said mah-TAY-oh, it has three syllables with the stress in the middle, giving it a warm, lilting rhythm. The accented spelling Matéo is also used, and relatives include Matthew, Matteo, Mateusz, Mathieu and Matti.

Mateo is the leading boys' name in Spain and close to the top in Argentina and Catalonia. In English-speaking lists it is more moderate, appearing in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario. French records put its peak in the mid-2000s, but it is rising in most of the places that record it.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
mah-TAY-oh · 3 syllables · Stress on beat 2 of 3.
Meaning
“gift of the Lord”
Origin
Spanish
Spellings counted
Counted together with Mateo here: Matéo.
Related names
Matthew, Mateusz, Matteo, Mattia, Mattias, Mate, Matyas, Matvey, Mathis, Matija, Mateu, Mathias, Matias, Matej, Matthias, Maciej, Matthaeus, Matteus, Mattis, Matti, Matthäus, Mathieu, Mateus, Matúš, Matas, Mazhev, Matfij, Matthieu
Where Mateo comes from (Wiktionary)

Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Cognate with Spanish Matías and Matatías.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Mateo. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mateo over time

Rising in 13 of the 22 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2004.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Mateo in England and Wales: #2,863 in 1996, rising to a peak of #160 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #2,863, 3 boys1998: #1,367, 9 boys1999: #1,082, 13 boys2000: #1,889, 6 boys2001: #1,202, 12 boys2002: #1,033, 16 boys2003: #1,513, 10 boys2004: #906, 23 boys2005: #807, 29 boys2006: #832, 30 boys2007: #764, 36 boys2008: #757, 38 boys2009: #662, 47 boys2010: #615, 53 boys2011: #602, 57 boys2012: #671, 50 boys2013: #621, 55 boys2014: #597, 59 boys2015: #526, 73 boys2016: #470, 86 boys2017: #345, 138 boys2018: #311, 152 boys2019: #269, 180 boys2020: #203, 247 boys2021: #217, 242 boys2022: #184, 277 boys2023: #161, 323 boys2024: #178, 282 boys2025: #160, 328 boys#2,863 in 1996#160in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19962,8633
19981,3679
19991,08213
20001,8896
20011,20212
20021,03316
20031,51310
200490623
200580729
200683230
200776436
200875738
200966247
201061553
201160257
201267150
201362155
201459759
201552673
201647086
2017345138
2018311152
2019269180
2020203247
2021217242
2022184277
2023161323
2024178282
2025160328

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Mateo in France since 1925 were born in or after 2008. Peak: 2004, about 392 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 1 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0.4 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0.2 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 1.1 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 1.3 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 1.1 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0.3 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0.5 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 2.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 7.4 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 51.6 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 299.4 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 295.4 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 183 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 149.3 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 169.9 per 100,000 boys20202025: 148.7 per 100,000 boys20252000-2004: about 1 in 334 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19291
1930–19340.3
1935–19390.4
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590.2
1960–19641.1
1965–19691.3
1970–19741.1
1975–19790.3
1980–19840.5
1985–19892.8
1990–19947.4
1995–199951.6
2000–2004299.4
2005–2009295.4
2010–2014183
2015–2019149.3
2020–2024169.9
2025148.7

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Mateo

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Mateo, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 72, Italy

  2. 1 in 365, Ireland

  3. 1 in 1,022, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 232, Italy

  5. 1 in 66, Poland

  6. 1 in 83, Austria

  7. 1 in 62, Poland

  8. 1 in 64, Austria

  9. 1 in 78, Catalonia

  10. 1 in 29, Italy

All 40 brother names for Mateo

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Mateo's 3 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 118, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 105, Ireland

  6. 1 in 67, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 136, Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 112, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Mateo Jack

Syllables 3-1Initials M.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Mateo

Sisters for Mateo: Elena, Valentina, Lara, and 5 more
  1. ElenaRose and fell with Mateo · Same generation as Mateo
  2. ValentinaRose and fell with Mateo · Spanish, like Mateo
  3. LaraRose and fell with Mateo · Same generation as Mateo
  4. NoaRose and fell with Mateo · Same generation as Mateo
  5. CatalinaRose and fell with Mateo · Spanish, like Mateo
  6. LunaRose and fell with Mateo · Same generation as Mateo
  7. AnaRose and fell with Mateo · Same generation as Mateo
  8. LiaRose and fell with Mateo

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Mateo

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Mateo's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.

  2. Common in the Netherlands, Ontario, Austria, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  4. Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  6. Rare across the UK, Poland, Israel, and 8 more places.

  7. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 8 more places.

  8. Rare across the UK, Poland, Switzerland, and 7 more places.

Famous people named Mateo

Mateo Kovačić, Mateo Retegui, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Mateo

How popular is Mateo in British Columbia?

Mateo ranked #41 in British Columbia in 2023, given to 59 boys, about 1 in 221.

Is Mateo rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 13 of the 22 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Scotland, British Columbia, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, Ireland, and 8 other regions.

What does Mateo mean?

Mateo means “gift of the Lord”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Mateo have?

Mateo has 3 syllables: mah-TAY-oh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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