Meaning and history
Spanish form of Matthew, also sometimes used in Croatia through the Italian form Matteo.
20062006: 1,270 births, rank #273
2007: 1,227 births, rank #280
2008: 1,408 births, rank #249
2009: 1,594 births, rank #229
2010: 1,624 births, rank #222
20112011: 2,204 births, rank #171
2012: 2,840 births, rank #137
2013: 3,588 births, rank #109
2014: 3,743 births, rank #106
2015: 5,029 births, rank #85
20162016: 6,559 births, rank #59
2017: 7,774 births, rank #42
2018: 8,221 births, rank #37
2019: 9,022 births, rank #26
2020: 9,007 births, rank #20
20212021: 9,181 births, rank #15
2022: 10,397 births, rank #11
2023: 11,293 births, rank #6
2024: 11,349 births, rank #7
20252025: 11,045 births, rank #8
Mateo has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #428 in 2000 to #8 in 2025. It entered its current top-10 run in 2023 and now stands at #8. Its highest annual birth count came in 2024, with 11,349 births.