Matteo

“Gift of God” — Hebrew origin

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

Matteo reached its best rank, #138, in 2024 and ranked #146 in 2025. About 33,000 boys have carried it since 1911. Together with its spelling variant Mateo (#8), Matteo would rank around #4 with about 13,500 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Mateo and Matteo.

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)
Mattéo Guendouzi — French footballer (born 1999)

In stories & tradition

Matteo — Arabella

What Matteos become

Among 1,560 notable people named Matteo:

Sports figures appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Matteo Darmian, Italian footballer (born 1989).

Similar names: Matheo · Theo · Matias · Romeo · Gianni · Axel

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