Matteo
Boy · ma-TAY-oh · Hebrew
Matteo is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 165th for boys in the UK (358 babies) and 146th for boys in the US (2,455 babies).
What does Matteo mean?
Hebrew: Italian form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Italian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu.
- Say it
- ma-TAY-oh
Is Matteo a girl's or a boy's name?
Matteo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 358 boys in the UK and 2,455 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matteo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #165among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 358about 1 in 840 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 358 boys in the UK were named Matteo, making it the 165th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 202nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had the most boys named Matteo of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Matteo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 727 boys in the UK were given Matteo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #88, up from #165 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 160th in England and Wales, 166th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Matteo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 358 | #165 |
| 2024 | 340 | #168 |
| 2023 | 335 | #170 |
| 2022 | 309 | #188 |
| 2021 | 296 | #203 |
| 2020 | 278 | #202 |
| 2019 | 231 | #246 |
| 2018 | 180 | #303 |
| 2017 | 168 | #334 |
| 2016 | 150 | #352 |
| 2015 | 135 | #378 |
| 2014 | 107 | #428 |
| 2013 | 103 | #443 |
| 2012 | 91 | #480 |
| 2011 | 109 | #403 |
| 2010 | 96 | #443 |
| 2009 | 81 | #493 |
| 2008 | 82 | #485 |
| 2007 | 90 | #437 |
| 2006 | 72 | #488 |
| 2005 | 81 | #409 |
| 2004 | 62 | #482 |
| 2003 | 66 | #436 |
| 2002 | 46 | #522 |
| 2001 | 40 | #550 |
| 2000 | 44 | #510 |
| 1999 | 40 | #548 |
| 1998 | 41 | #525 |
| 1997 | 28 | #652 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Matteo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #146among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,455about 1 in 700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,455 boys in the US were named Matteo, making it the 146th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 173rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 2,589 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the boys named Matteo in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 13,906 boys in the US were given Matteo or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #4, up from #146 for this spelling alone.
Matteo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,455 | #146 |
| 2024 | 2,589 | #138 |
| 2023 | 2,517 | #144 |
| 2022 | 2,048 | #183 |
| 2021 | 2,356 | #165 |
| 2020 | 2,223 | #173 |
| 2019 | 2,161 | #179 |
| 2018 | 2,095 | #196 |
| 2017 | 2,082 | #188 |
| 2016 | 2,387 | #169 |
| 2015 | 2,171 | #191 |
| 2014 | 836 | #374 |
| 2013 | 798 | #377 |
| 2012 | 707 | #410 |
| 2011 | 751 | #385 |
| 2010 | 642 | #429 |
| 2009 | 600 | #455 |
| 2008 | 473 | #556 |
| 2007 | 392 | #624 |
| 2006 | 381 | #623 |
| 2005 | 306 | #682 |
| 2004 | 277 | #697 |
| 2003 | 244 | #737 |
| 2002 | 217 | #794 |
| 2001 | 175 | #896 |
| 2000 | 176 | #888 |
| 1999 | 155 | #938 |
| 1998 | 151 | #930 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,151 |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,569 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,911 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,414 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,503 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,642 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,899 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,781 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
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