Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Matteo name popularity since 1925
33,293 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Matteo. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Matteo is about 8 years old in 2026. Matteo peaked in 2024 as the #138 name for boys, and it ranked #146 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 33,293
- Named Matteo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #146
- for boys in 2025 (2,455 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 16 girls · 33,277 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Matteo 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.
Matteo births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Matteo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, Matteo became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 2,990 baby boys to 1 in 883.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Matteo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Matteo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Matteo 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 | 76 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 65 | #2,863 |
| 1940s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 26 | #3,749 |
| 1960s | 0 | 74 | #2,233 |
| 1970s | 0 | 120 | #4,623 |
| 1980s | 0 | 174 | #2,405 |
| 1990s | 0 | 676 | #2,241 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,241 | #682 |
| 2010s | 10 | 14,630 | #191 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 14,188 | #146 |
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
80.3% of babies named Matteo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Matteo is most popular
The index compares Matteo'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 Matteo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.75× | 429 |
| Arizona | 2.44× | 1,014 |
| Florida | 2.16× | 2,500 |
| California | 2.15× | 7,281 |
| Connecticut | 1.76× | 611 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Matteo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matteo (this page) | 33,277 | 2024 |
| Mateo | 126,543 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Matteo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Matteo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Matteo (2024).
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