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Mateo name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Mateo ranks #8 in male records (11,045 reported) and #8,679 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Mateo becoming more popular?

Mateo's reported male count decreased by 304 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #7 to #8. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Mateo in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MateoFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.11,3490201620252017: 9 female records2020: 8 female records2021: 6 female records2022: 5 female records2023: 18 female records2024: 6 female records2025: 12 female records2016: 6,559 male records2017: 7,774 male records2018: 8,221 male records2019: 9,022 male records2020: 9,007 male records2021: 9,181 male records2022: 10,397 male records2023: 11,293 male records2024: 11,349 male records2025: 11,045 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025128,67911,0458
2024614,64511,3497
2023186,57911,2936
2022516,86910,39711
2021614,6449,18115
2020811,7619,00720
2019——9,02226
2018——8,22137
2017911,2977,77442
2016——6,55959

Questions about Mateo’s popularity

How common is Mateo in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Mateo ranks #8 in male records (11,045 reported) and #8,679 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Mateo?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Mateo only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Mateo creates a match.

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