The first name Mateo
A boy’s name from Spanish.
Pronounced /məˈteɪoʊ/ 3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 328 boys were named Mateo, making it the 160th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mateo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mateo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11,045 boys born in the United States were named Mateo, the 8th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 11,349 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mateo
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mateo KovačićCroatian association football player (born 1994)
- Mateo MusacchioArgentine footballer, born 1990
- Mateo PavlovićAssociation footballer, born 1990
- Mateo CassierraColombian footballer, born 1997
- Matéo MaximoffFrench writer (1917–1999)
- Mateo KlimowiczArgentine-German footballer, born 2000
- Mateo SušićBosnia and Herzegovina footballer, born 1990
- Mateo GarcíaArgentine footballer, born 1996
- Mateo BaraćAssociation football player, born 1994
- Mateo TanlongoArgentine professional footballer, born 2003
- Mateo PellegrinoArgentine professional footballer, born 2001
- Mateo SilvettiArgentine footballer, born 2006
More Spanish boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mateo mean?
- From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
- What is the origin of the name Mateo?
- From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
- How popular is the name Mateo?
- In 2025, 328 boys born in England and Wales were named Mateo, ranking 160th.
- Is Mateo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 126,778 US babies named Mateo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mateo most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 11,349 babies were named Mateo, its highest rank at 7th.
- How do you pronounce Mateo?
- Mateo is /məˈteɪoʊ/, 3 syllables.
- Is Mateo also a surname?
- Yes. Mateo is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.