Mateo vs Mathew

Side-by-side comparison of Mateo and Mathew — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mateo

Boy name · Rank #7

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Name B

Mathew

Boy name · Rank #938

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Metric Mateo Mathew
Current Rank #7 #938
Total Births (all years) 115,568 77,298
Peak Year 2024 1990
Peak Year Births 11,302 2,174
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mateo Mathew
1880ss — 474
1890ss — 415
1900ss 5 385
1910ss 63 1,584
1920ss 162 1,739
1930ss 102 890
1940ss 112 866
1950ss 116 2,059
1960ss 102 4,654
1970ss 285 10,849
1980ss 370 18,622
1990ss 2,010 16,799
2000ss 10,490 10,614
2010ss 50,600 5,909
2020ss 51,151 1,439

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mateo Mathew
2014 3,743 625
2015 5,029 628
2016 6,558 565
2017 7,774 503
2018 8,221 478
2019 9,019 389
2020 9,004 350
2021 9,177 315
2022 10,389 271
2023 11,279 259
2024 11,302 244

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1904–2024.

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