Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: SpanishMateo is a masculine given name, a form of Matthew used in Spanish and Croatian, similar to the Italian form Matteo.
From Wikipedia
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.
We wanted something that rooted him in our culture without making it hard for his English-speaking friends. Mateo is friendly on both sides of that line.
— Lucia, Los Angeles CA, 2022
Matthew but better, my wife said. I wasn't sure about that for a long time. I'm sure now.
— Carlos, San Diego CA, 2019
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 5 | #1,333 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,176 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,039 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,484 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,533 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,398 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,193 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,943 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,541 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,957 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,098 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,777 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,468 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,793 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,412 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,207 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,204 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,780 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,388 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,063 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,250 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,151 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,287 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,048 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,778 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,985 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,998 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,800 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,401 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,298 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,082 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,596 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,010 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,196 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,062 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,344 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,469 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,018 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,276 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,300 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,619 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,573 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,534 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,590 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,102 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,245 |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,668 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,909 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,818 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,353 |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,035 |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,562 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,521 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,815 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,335 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,885 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,723 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,497 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,465 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,578 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,746 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,756 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,560 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,525 |
| 1991 | 65 | #1,419 |
| 1992 | 60 | #1,507 |
| 1993 | 64 | #1,467 |
| 1994 | 83 | #1,286 |
| 1995 | 125 | #996 |
| 1996 | 231 | #697 |
| 1997 | 340 | #560 |
| 1998 | 409 | #513 |
| 1999 | 577 | #409 |
| 2000 | 572 | #428 |
| 2001 | 727 | #367 |
| 2002 | 766 | #354 |
| 2003 | 876 | #331 |
| 2004 | 961 | #320 |
| 2005 | 1,089 | #302 |
| 2006 | 1,270 | #273 |
| 2007 | 1,227 | #281 |
| 2008 | 1,408 | #249 |
| 2009 | 1,594 | #229 |
| 2010 | 1,624 | #222 |
| 2011 | 2,204 | #171 |
| 2012 | 2,840 | #137 |
| 2013 | 3,588 | #109 |
| 2014 | 3,743 | #106 |
| 2015 | 5,029 | #85 |
| 2016 | 6,558 | #59 |
| 2017 | 7,774 | #42 |
| 2018 | 8,221 | #37 |
| 2019 | 9,019 | #26 |
| 2020 | 9,004 | #20 |
| 2021 | 9,177 | #15 |
| 2022 | 10,389 | #11 |
| 2023 | 11,279 | #6 |
| 2024 | 11,302 | #7 |
