Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Mateo name popularity since 1925
126,628 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mateo. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Mateo is about 7 years old in 2026. Mateo peaked in 2023 as the #6 name for boys, and it ranked #8 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 126,628
- Named Mateo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #8
- for boys in 2025 (11,045 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 85 girls · 126,543 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Mateo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mateo births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Mateo peaked in 2023.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Mateo became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 15,200 baby boys to 1 in 3,430.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Mateo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mateo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mateo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 80 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 102 | #2,204 |
| 1940s | 0 | 112 | #1,985 |
| 1950s | 0 | 116 | #2,196 |
| 1960s | 0 | 102 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 285 | #1,353 |
| 1980s | 0 | 370 | #1,465 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,010 | #996 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,490 | #302 |
| 2010s | 30 | 50,604 | #85 |
| 2020–25 | 55 | 62,272 | #8 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
83.9% of babies named Mateo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Mateo is most popular
The index compares Mateo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mateo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.89× | 1,755 |
| Arizona | 2.78× | 4,556 |
| Texas | 2.32× | 23,050 |
| California | 2.30× | 30,786 |
| New Mexico | 2.11× | 1,474 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mateo and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mateo (this page) | 126,543 | 2023 |
| Matteo | 33,277 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mateo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mateo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mateo (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data