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How Popular Is the Name Mateo? (2025 Data)

Mateo was given to 11,045 boys in the US in 2025, ranking #8 nationally, down 1 places from 2024. It is most popular in Nevada, where it ranked #2.

Popularity overview

Mateo in 2025, in four numbers — all from the SSA counts.

#8National rank among boy names, 2025
11,045Boys named Mateo in the US in 2025 — of 1,466,284 boys counted in the 50 states and DC
↓ 1 placesChange from 2024: #7 with 11,337 boys
#2 in NevadaHighest state rank (184 boys). California had the most Mateo births in 2025: 2,239.

    Mateo, state by state, 2025

    Mateo was published in 49 states and DC in 2025. Darker tiles are the states where it ranks highest. Tap a state to compare it with Texas.

    Mateo by state, boys, 2025 — best rank first
    Nevada#2184
    California#32,239
    Texas#32,081
    Arizona#3419
    New Mexico#399
    Florida#6775
    Illinois#6417
    Oregon#6127
    Washington#7254
    Colorado#7244
    District of Columbia#734
    Oklahoma#9136
    Kansas#11111
    Georgia#13278
    Nebraska#1362
    North Carolina#15319
    New Jersey#15274
    Maryland#15145
    Idaho#1662
    Indiana#17186
    Iowa#1883
    Hawaii#1826
    Virginia#22211
    Delaware#2225
    Rhode Island#2225
    Utah#23117
    Arkansas#2473
    New York#27413
    Connecticut#2787
    Wyoming#2712
    Wisconsin#34115
    North Dakota#3621
    Minnesota#39112
    South Carolina#4193
    South Dakota#4122
    Tennessee#46147
    Alabama#4681
    Massachusetts#51109
    Michigan#53150
    Missouri#53104
    Alaska#5313
    Louisiana#5468
    Montana#5518
    Kentucky#6271
    Pennsylvania#65172
    Ohio#69163
    West Virginia#10119
    New Hampshire#11013
    Mississippi#11727
    Maine#1399

    States with no published count are not listed with a number: SSA publishes a name only when at least 5 babies of one sex received it in that state in that year. Mateo may have been given to 1–4 boys in those states, but the count is not published and is never guessed here.

    Mateo ranks highest in Nevada: #2 in 2025, with 184 boys. The most Mateos were born in California: 2,239 boys in 2025, where it ranked #3.

    How Mateo has changed over time

    National rank by year, 2010 to 2025. Lower is more popular.

    Rank (lower is more popular)#1#50#10020102012201420162018202020222024

    The chart shows the name's national rank each year. Lower is more popular. Years with fewer than 5 births are left blank, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Mateo first appeared in national SSA data in 1912. In 2024 it ranked #7 with 11,337 boys. In 2025 it fell 1 places to #8, with 11,045 boys. Mateo has ranked in the national top 10 for boys every year since 2023.

    Births per year, 2010–2025

    1,59820102,16720112,80720123,56920133,73120145,01320156,54820167,76620178,21420189,01420199,00220209,169202110,387202211,293202311,337202411,0452025

    How many boys were named Mateo each year. Years with fewer than 5 births are not shown, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Mateo, boys, United States, 2010–2025
    YearNational rankBirths
    2010#2231,598
    2011#1722,167
    2012#1412,807
    2013#1093,569
    2014#1073,731
    2015#865,013
    2016#596,548
    2017#427,766
    2018#378,214
    2019#269,014
    2020#209,002
    2021#159,169
    2022#1110,387
    2023#611,293
    2024#711,337
    2025#811,045

    50 years of Mateo

    National rank and births at five points in time — 50, 25, 10 and 5 years ago, and today.

    Mateo, national rank and births, 1975–2025
    WhenNational rankBirths
    50 years ago (1975)#110024
    25 years ago (2000)#428537
    10 years ago (2015)#865,013
    5 years ago (2020)#209,002
    Today (2025)#811,045

    In 1975 Mateo ranked #1100 nationally; by 2025 it had climbed to #8.

    The Mateo story so far

    When it first appeared, when it broke into the top 100, and where it stands now — every step from the SSA counts.

    1. First appeared in national SSA data in 1912, with 6 boys.
    2. First entered the national top 1,000 in 1912.
    3. First entered the national top 100 in 2015.
    4. Highest rank so far: #6 in 2023.
    5. 11 years in the national top 100.
    6. Where it stands now: #8 in 2025, with 11,045 boys.

    Names like Mateo

    Names ranked closest to Mateo in 2025, and the names rising fastest alongside it.

    Ranked closest to Mateo in 2025

    • Elijah — #7 in 2025, 11,111 boys
    • William — #9 in 2025, 10,545 boys
    • James — #6 in 2025, 11,945 boys
    • Lucas — #10 in 2025, 10,219 boys
    • Henry — #5 in 2025, 12,020 boys

    Other names rising fast in 2025

    • Amirion — up 1,108 places to #1176 in 2025, 124 boys
    • Kasai — up 1,073 places to #631 in 2025, 403 boys
    • Akari — up 1,059 places to #543 in 2025, 518 boys
    • Eziah — up 752 places to #609 in 2025, 426 boys
    • Jasai — up 723 places to #439 in 2025, 693 boys

    What this does not tell you

    This page gives no meaning or origin for the name, because meaning data does not come from SSA. It also gives no middle-name or sibling suggestions: SSA does not publish middle names, and no dataset records sibling pairings.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.