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Mateo

“Variant of Matthew — Gift of the Lord” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #8 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mateo has appeared in US records since 1904 — best rank #6 (2023) · 126,693 babies named Mateo all-time · 1 in 150 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Argentina (2024) · #2 in Germany (2025) · #2 in Spain (2024) · #2 in Mexico (2022) · #4 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mateos

• Mateo Kovačić — Croatian association football player (born 1994)
• Mateo Retegui — Italian association football player
• Mateo Alemán — novelist, writer
• Mateo Musacchio — Argentine footballer
• Mateo Chávez — Mexican footballer (born 2004)

In stories & tradition

• Mateo Santos — All My Children
• Mateo Castellanos — fictional human
• Mateo txistu — character

What Mateos become

Among 456 notable people named Mateo:

Athletes appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mateo Kovačić, Croatian association football player (born 1994).

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