Mateo vs Matthew

Side-by-side comparison of Mateo and Matthew — 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

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Mateo Matthew
Current Rank #7 #33
Total Births (all years) 115,568 1,646,990
Peak Year 2024 1983
Peak Year Births 11,302 50,208
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mateo Matthew
1880ss — 1,068
1890ss — 1,132
1900ss 5 1,188
1910ss 63 6,228
1920ss 162 8,566
1930ss 102 6,255
1940ss 112 8,760
1950ss 116 35,800
1960ss 102 105,943
1970ss 285 277,752
1980ss 370 458,953
1990ss 2,010 351,673
2000ss 10,490 221,620
2010ss 50,600 125,067
2020ss 51,151 36,985

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mateo Matthew
2014 3,743 12,940
2015 5,029 12,783
2016 6,558 12,665
2017 7,774 11,730
2018 8,221 10,004
2019 9,019 9,270
2020 9,004 8,137
2021 9,177 7,479
2022 10,389 7,070
2023 11,279 7,221
2024 11,302 7,078

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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