Mateo
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #8 for boys in 2025, 11,045 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 11,293 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 126,693since 1904
Mateo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | #8 | 11,045 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #7 | 11,349 |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | #6 | 11,293 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #11 | 10,397 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #15 | 9,181 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #20 | 9,007 |
| 2019 | — | #26 | 9,022 | |
| 2018 | — | #37 | 8,221 | |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #42 | 7,774 |
| 2016 | — | #59 | 6,559 | |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #85 | 5,029 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #106 | 3,743 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #109 | 3,588 |
| 2012 | — | #137 | 2,840 | |
| 2011 | — | #171 | 2,204 | |
| 2010 | — | #222 | 1,624 | |
| 2009 | — | #229 | 1,594 | |
| 2008 | — | #249 | 1,408 | |
| 2007 | — | #280 | 1,227 | |
| 2006 | — | #273 | 1,270 | |
| 2005 | — | #302 | 1,089 | |
| 2004 | — | #320 | 961 | |
| 2003 | — | #330 | 876 | |
| 2002 | — | #354 | 766 | |
| 2001 | — | #367 | 727 | |
| 2000 | — | #428 | 572 | |
| 1999 | — | #409 | 577 | |
| 1998 | — | #513 | 409 | |
| 1997 | — | #560 | 340 | |
| 1996 | — | #695 | 232 | |
| 1995 | — | #994 | 125 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,281 | 83 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,472 | 63 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,505 | 60 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,411 | 65 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,516 | 56 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,550 | 52 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,731 | 40 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,734 | 38 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,452 | 46 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,481 | 42 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,399 | 45 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,700 | 34 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,865 | 30 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,284 | 22 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,788 | 31 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,508 | 38 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,546 | 36 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,999 | 24 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,345 | 42 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,790 | 26 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,570 | 27 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,445 | 12 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #2,242 | 14 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,274 | 13 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,671 | 9 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,081 | 12 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,159 | 11 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,976 | 13 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,443 | 25 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,214 | 8 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,505 | 25 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
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| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1904
The first year at least five boys were named Mateo! It came in at #1,205, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Mateo is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#116 · 1 in 424
- District of Columbia#126 · 1 in 425
- California#127 · 1 in 535
- Florida#162 · 1 in 808
- Connecticut#173 · 1 in 900
Best ever in a state: #1 in Arizona, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #116 | 25 | 1 in 424 |
| District of Columbia | #126 | 10 | 1 in 425 |
| California | #127 | 453 | 1 in 535 |
| Florida | #162 | 118 | 1 in 808 |
| Connecticut | #173 | 17 | 1 in 900 |
| New Jersey | #176 | 47 | 1 in 949 |
| Massachusetts | #181 | 33 | 1 in 941 |
| New York | #184 | 106 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Illinois | #195 | 75 | 1 in 967 |
| Texas | #199 | 209 | 1 in 892 |
| Arizona | #211 | 47 | 1 in 850 |
| Washington | #220 | 39 | 1 in 948 |
| Colorado | #221 | 31 | 1 in 927 |
| Nevada | #234 | 15 | 1 in 957 |
| Virginia | #249 | 31 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Maryland | #269 | 20 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Minnesota | #275 | 21 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Oregon | #279 | 16 | 1 in 1,207 |
| Pennsylvania | #289 | 34 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Nebraska | #331 | 7 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Michigan | #360 | 23 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Kansas | #371 | 9 | 1 in 1,860 |
| Wisconsin | #371 | 13 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Utah | #377 | 12 | 1 in 1,915 |
| Ohio | #396 | 23 | 1 in 2,724 |
| Missouri | #400 | 14 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Georgia | #406 | 26 | 1 in 2,270 |
| North Carolina | #420 | 20 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Kentucky | #436 | 8 | 1 in 2,928 |
| Iowa | #442 | 6 | 1 in 2,637 |
| Tennessee | #449 | 13 | 1 in 2,794 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 8 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Indiana | #486 | 12 | 1 in 3,116 |
| Alabama | #504 | 8 | 1 in 3,020 |
| Oklahoma | #667 | 5 | 1 in 4,291 |
| Louisiana | #689 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mateo
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 1 spot since 2024 (#7 → #8)
- 12 spots since 2020 (#20 → #8)
- 77 spots since 2015 (#85 → #8)
- Biggest jump: 299 spots in 1996 (#994 → #695)
- Biggest drop: 19 spots in 2000 (#409 → #428)
Rise & fade · boys
119 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 2023 at #6 (11,293 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: 3 yrs · run 2023–2025
- Top 100: 11 yrs · run 2015–2025
- Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 151
- Highest: 1 in 151 boys born in 2023 were named Mateo (0.66%)
- Latest: 1 in 155 boys born in 2025 (0.65%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 49.2% of all boys named Mateo (62,272) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,205 (1904) | #1,205 |
| 1910s | 63 | #1,945 (1913) | #2,234 |
| 1920s | 162 | #1,443 (1929) | #2,126 |
| 1930s | 102 | #1,753 (1930) | #2,287 |
| 1940s | 112 | #1,926 (1945) | #2,272 |
| 1950s | 116 | #1,958 (1953) | #2,314 |
| 1960s | 102 | #1,570 (1969) | #2,246 |
| 1970s | 285 | #1,345 (1975) | #1,776 |
| 1980s | 370 | #1,399 (1983) | #1,771 |
| 1990s | 2,010 | #409 (1999) | #1,036 |
| 2000s | 10,490 | #229 (2009) | #313 |
| 2010s | 50,604 | #26 (2019) | #99 |
| 2020s | 62,272 | #6 (2023) | #11 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mateo in 2009
boys
#229
1,594 births · 1 in 1,244 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,244 of them was named Mateo, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mateo
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.