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Matteo

Say it mah-TAY-oh 3 syllables

Hebrew · “gift of the Lord”

Loved in Switzerland. Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 6 more places.

1 in 79 boys born in Italy in 2024. Number 13 there.

Matteo in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 1, common in 14, rare in 11.
Matteo in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales160 (up)20253281 in 8291982020
Scotland166 (up)2025261 in 7552922020
Northern Ireland344 (up)202541 in 2,0713922020
Ireland132 (up)2025411 in 5792042020
North America
Ontario (province)65 (down)2024188about 1 in 318622019
Quebec (province)36 (up)2025168about 1 in 173672020
British Columbia (province)116 (up)202330about 1 in 4341242018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)68 (new in the list)2025117Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)68 (new in the list)202527Not listed2020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France (as Mattéo)120 (down)20258251 in 3671082020
Netherlands75 (up)2025191about 1 in 3482072020
Central Europe
Austria13 (up)20254051 in 94182020
Switzerland4 (down)20252981 in 12132020
Berlin (city)29 (up)202379about 1 in 196462018
Munich (city)23 (up)202546about 1 in 95502020
Cologne (city)19 (up)202338about 1 in 168512018
Bonn (city)17 (up)202522about 1 in 144412020
Leipzig (city)19 (down)202519about 1 in 151172020
Rostock (city)96 (down)20253about 1 in 349392020
Nordic countries
Norway176 (up)2025271 in 8622042020
Sweden40 (down)2025249about 1 in 173392020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)103 (up)2025451 in 4601162020
Italy13 (down)20242,4121 in 79112019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland260 (up)2025191 in 6,6533252020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Slovenia160 (new in the list)202510about 1 in 724Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

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

Matteo is a form of Matthew. It comes from Latin Matthaeus and Greek Matthaîos, from the Hebrew Mattiṯyāhū, 'gift of the Lord'.

2 more paragraphs

Said mah-TAY-oh, it has three syllables and a warm, lilting rhythm. Matt is the obvious short form, and accented spellings such as Mattéo and Matteó are also used. Relatives include Matthew, Mateo, Mattia, Mattias, Matthäus and Matti.

Matteo is a leading name in Switzerland and popular in Austria and Italy. In English-speaking countries it is more moderate, found in the lists for Quebec, Ontario and New South Wales. 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
Hebrew
Spellings counted
Counted together with Matteo here: Matteó, Mattéo.
Related names
Matthew, Mateusz, Mateo, Mattia, Mattias, Mate, Matyas, Matvey, Mathis, Matija, Mateu, Mathias, Matias, Matej, Matthias, Maciej, Matthaeus, Matt, Matteus, Mattis, Matti, Matthäus, Mathieu, Mateus, Matúš, Mazhev, Matfij, Matthieu
Where Matteo comes from (Wiktionary)

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

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

Matteo over time

Rising in 10 of the 21 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Peak in France: 2004.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Matteo in England and Wales: #654 in 1996, a peak of #159 in 2024, and #160 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #654, 24 boys1997: #600, 28 boys1998: #502, 39 boys1999: #516, 38 boys2000: #472, 42 boys2001: #533, 36 boys2002: #481, 45 boys2003: #423, 61 boys2004: #454, 59 boys2005: #386, 79 boys2006: #458, 70 boys2007: #422, 84 boys2008: #450, 80 boys2009: #468, 77 boys2010: #427, 88 boys2011: #392, 100 boys2012: #466, 85 boys2013: #420, 97 boys2014: #402, 101 boys2015: #361, 124 boys2016: #335, 141 boys2017: #320, 155 boys2018: #291, 168 boys2019: #231, 218 boys2020: #198, 262 boys2021: #196, 278 boys2022: #172, 292 boys2023: #165, 312 boys2024: #159, 313 boys2025: #160, 328 boys#654 in 1996peak #159, 2024#160in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199665424
199760028
199850239
199951638
200047242
200153336
200248145
200342361
200445459
200538679
200645870
200742284
200845080
200946877
201042788
2011392100
201246685
201342097
2014402101
2015361124
2016335141
2017320155
2018291168
2019231218
2020198262
2021196278
2022172292
2023165312
2024159313
2025160328

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Matteo in France since 1925 were born in or after 2007. Peak: 2004, about 926 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 1.9 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0.6 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 1.1 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0.7 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 1.4 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 2.7 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 2 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 1.8 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 1.8 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 3 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 4.5 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 13.9 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 84.5 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 648.6 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 608.2 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 335.9 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 252.4 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 298.3 per 100,000 boys20202025: 272.6 per 100,000 boys20252000-2004: about 1 in 154 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19291.9
1930–19340.6
1935–19391.1
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540.7
1955–19591.4
1960–19642.7
1965–19692
1970–19741.8
1975–19791.8
1980–19843
1985–19894.5
1990–199413.9
1995–199984.5
2000–2004648.6
2005–2009608.2
2010–2014335.9
2015–2019252.4
2020–2024298.3
2025272.6

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 Matteo

Brother names

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

  1. 1 in 255, Scotland

  2. 1 in 64, Austria

  3. 1 in 78, Austria

  4. 1 in 91, Norway

  5. 1 in 516, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 1,022, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 66, Poland

  8. 1 in 83, Austria

  9. 1 in 159, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 224, Ireland

All 40 brother names for Matteo

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Matteo'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

Matteo Jack

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

All 40 middle names for Matteo

Sisters for Matteo: Naomi, Elisa, Gabriella, and 5 more
  1. NaomiRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo
  2. ElisaRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo
  3. GabriellaRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo
  4. ElianaRose and fell with Matteo · Hebrew, like Matteo
  5. LenaRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo
  6. ElenaRose and fell with Matteo · As common as Matteo
  7. AnastasiaRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo
  8. AlinaRose and fell with Matteo · Same generation as Matteo

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

Moved with Matteo

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

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

  2. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 13 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 18 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 10 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 10 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 11 more places.

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

  8. Common across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, and 11 more places.

Famous people named Matteo

Matteo Renzi, Matteo Salvini, 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 Matteo

How popular is Matteo in Ontario?

Matteo ranked #65 in Ontario in 2024, given to 188 boys, about 1 in 318.

Is Matteo rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 10 of the 21 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 1. Rising in: Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Slovenia, Netherlands, and 5 other regions.

What does Matteo mean?

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

How many syllables does Matteo have?

Matteo 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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