Mateo: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “gift of God”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- mah-TAY-oh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Spanish form of Matthew, ultimately from Hebrew Mattityahu. Also used in other Romance-language traditions, though Matteo is the usual Italian form.
How popular is Mateo?
Babies named Mateo in 202411,308
2024 rank#7 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 1880115,641
Mateo is rising: use over the last five years is 4.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Mateo
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Mateo questions
What does the name Mateo mean?
Mateo means "gift of God". It comes from Spanish. Spanish form of Matthew, ultimately from Hebrew Mattityahu. Also used in other Romance-language traditions, though Matteo is the usual Italian form.
Is Mateo a boy or girl name?
Mateo is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mateo?
11,308 US babies were named Mateo in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Mateo?
Mateo is usually pronounced mah-TAY-oh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.