Spelling comparison
Mateo vs Matteo
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Mateo 11,057 and Matteo 2,455. Mateo’s share of that pair is 81.8%. The multiple is about 4.5 times the published count of Matteo.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
A reviewed spelling override keeps this pair together. Mateo profile · Matteo profile
Mateo and Matteo name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Matteo is the longer of the two spellings, and Mateo is the shorter. Matteo writes “t” between “Mat” and “eo”, and Mateo leaves that spot out.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 11 times. The latest crossover is 1938, when Mateo moved ahead of Matteo on the combined published count (13 to 6).
Mateo is first published in these national files in 1904, and Matteo in 1911. Mateo’s larger 2025 category is male. Matteo’s larger 2025 category is male. Matteo led 2 decades and Mateo led 10 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 8,788 records in 2023, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 4,172). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (13,512), Mateo is 81.8% and Matteo is 18.2%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Mateo led 2016 by 4,172 published records (6,559 to 2,387). Mateo and Matteo stay separate rows; 6,559 and 2,387 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Mateo had 9 female records (rank #11,297) and 7,774 male records (rank #42); Matteo had 2,082 male records (rank #188). Mateo led 2017 by 5,701 published records (7,783 to 2,082). 2018 belongs to Mateo. Mateo had 8,221 male records (rank #37); Matteo had 5 female records (rank #17,298) and 2,095 male records (rank #196). The gap that year was 6,121 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Mateo had 9,022 male records (rank #26); Matteo had 2,161 male records (rank #179). Mateo led 2019 by 6,861 published records (9,022 to 2,161), and the smaller spelling is Matteo. Mateo was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 8 female records (rank #11,761) and 9,007 male records (rank #20) against 2,223 male records (rank #173) for Matteo. The 2021 national file shows Mateo led 2021 by 6,831 published records (9,187 to 2,356). Read as exact spellings: Mateo had 6 female records (rank #14,644) and 9,181 male records (rank #15); Matteo had 2,356 male records (rank #165). 2022: Mateo led 2022 by 8,354 published records (10,402 to 2,048). Mateo and Matteo stay separate rows; 10,402 and 2,048 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Mateo had 18 female records (rank #6,579) and 11,293 male records (rank #6); Matteo had 6 female records (rank #14,559) and 2,517 male records (rank #144). Mateo led 2023 by 8,788 published records (11,311 to 2,523). 2024 belongs to Mateo. Mateo had 6 female records (rank #14,645) and 11,349 male records (rank #7); Matteo had 2,589 male records (rank #138). The gap that year was 8,766 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Mateo had 12 female records (rank #8,679) and 11,045 male records (rank #8); Matteo had 2,455 male records (rank #146). Mateo led 2025 by 8,602 published records (11,057 to 2,455), and the smaller spelling is Matteo.
| Year | Mateo female count | Mateo female rank | Mateo male count | Mateo male rank | Matteo female count | Matteo female rank | Matteo male count | Matteo male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | — | 6,559 | 59 | — | — | 2,387 | 169 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11,297 | 7,774 | 42 | — | — | 2,082 | 188 |
| 2018 | — | — | 8,221 | 37 | 5 | 17,298 | 2,095 | 196 |
| 2019 | — | — | 9,022 | 26 | — | — | 2,161 | 179 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,761 | 9,007 | 20 | — | — | 2,223 | 173 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,644 | 9,181 | 15 | — | — | 2,356 | 165 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16,869 | 10,397 | 11 | — | — | 2,048 | 183 |
| 2023 | 18 | 6,579 | 11,293 | 6 | 6 | 14,559 | 2,517 | 144 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14,645 | 11,349 | 7 | — | — | 2,589 | 138 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8,679 | 11,045 | 8 | — | — | 2,455 | 146 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Mateo is the warm line and Matteo is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1900s total is one-sided: 5 published records for Mateo, and no published 1900s count for Matteo. The 1910s files give 63 published records to Mateo and 102 to Matteo, so Matteo led the decade. Matteo was the 1920s leader, 180 published records against 162 for Mateo. The 1930s files give 102 published records to Mateo and 65 to Matteo, so Mateo led the decade. Mateo was the 1940s leader, 112 published records against 7 for Matteo. The 1950s files give 116 published records to Mateo and 26 to Matteo, so Mateo led the decade. Mateo was the 1960s leader, 102 published records against 74 for Matteo. The 1970s files give 285 published records to Mateo and 120 to Matteo, so Mateo led the decade. Mateo was the 1980s leader, 370 published records against 174 for Matteo. The 1990s files give 2,010 published records to Mateo and 676 to Matteo, so Mateo led the decade. Mateo was the 2000s leader, 10,490 published records against 3,241 for Matteo. The 2010s files give 50,634 published records to Mateo and 14,640 to Matteo, so Mateo led the decade. Mateo was the 2020s leader, 62,327 published records against 14,194 for Matteo.
Top states in 2025
Mateo’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (2,239), Texas (2,081), Florida (775), Arizona (419), Illinois (417). Matteo’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (415), Texas (310), Florida (270), New York (195), New Jersey (112). California, Texas, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.