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Matteo

“Gift of God” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #146 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Matteo has appeared in US records since 1911 — best rank #138 (2024) · 33,483 babies named Matteo all-time · 1 in 690 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #3 in Switzerland (2024) · #13 in Austria (2025) · #13 in Italy (2024) · #15 in Belgium (2025) · #40 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Matteos

• Matteo Renzi — Italian politician (born 1975)
• Matteo Salvini — Italian politician
• Matteo Ricci — Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)
• Matteo Darmian — Italian footballer (born 1989)
• Matteo Zuppi — Italian archbishop (1955-)

In stories & tradition

• Matteo — Arabella

What Matteos become

Among 1,542 notable people named Matteo:

Athletes appear 2.01× more often than among typical names — e.g. Matteo Darmian, Italian footballer (born 1989).

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