Matteus
Boy · ma-TAY-us · Hebrew
Matteus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Matteus mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Mateus; Portuguese form of Matthew
“gift of God”
Portuguese form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu.
- Say it
- ma-TAY-us
Meaning borrowed from Mateus.
Is Matteus a girl's or a boy's name?
Matteus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Matteus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Matteus, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were given Matteus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #973, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Matteus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Matteus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Matteus in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Matteus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Matteus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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