Mateus
Boy · ma-TAY-us · Hebrew
Mateus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 2,797th for boys in the US (45 babies).
What does Mateus mean?
Hebrew: Portuguese form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Portuguese form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu.
- Say it
- ma-TAY-us
Is Mateus a girl's or a boy's name?
Mateus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 45 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mateus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Mateus, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mateus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Mateus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Mateus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Mateus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,797among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 38,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the US were named Mateus, making it the 2,797th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Mateus in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 117 boys in the US were given Mateus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,352, up from #2,797 for this spelling alone.
Mateus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2,797 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,578 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,714 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Mateus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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