Mateo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Mateo is a masculine given name, a form of Matthew used in Spanish and Croatian, similar to the Italian form Matteo.

From Wikipedia

Mateo first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 504 babies (rank #42 that year). In 2024 it was given to 464 boys (rank #52). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Mateo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mateo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,428

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

504

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Mateo

Mateo Kovačićassociation football player · b. 1994
Mateo Reteguiassociation football player · b. 1999
Mateo Alemánnovelist · b. 1547
Mateo Musacchioassociation football player · b. 1990

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	5	#1,897
1992	5	#1,898
1995	14	#1,036
1996	13	#1,099
1997	37	#524
1998	44	#461
1999	58	#372
2000	65	#352
2001	82	#298
2002	80	#299
2003	100	#261
2004	131	#219
2005	177	#176
2006	187	#175
2007	233	#149
2008	224	#157
2009	224	#158
2010	252	#148
2011	299	#131
2012	304	#131
2013	321	#125
2014	283	#142
2015	291	#136
2016	311	#133
2017	387	#94
2018	389	#89
2019	463	#70
2020	501	#58
2021	482	#63
2022	498	#49
2023	504	#42
2024	464	#52