Mateus vs Matthew

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

Name A

Mateus

Boy name · Rank #3028

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Name B

Matthew

Boy name · Rank #33

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Metric Mateus Matthew
Current Rank #3028 #33
Total Births (all years) 994 1,654,075
Peak Year 2007 1983
Peak Year Births 52 50,209
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mateus Matthew
1880s - 1,068
1890s - 1,132
1900s - 1,188
1910s - 6,228
1920s - 8,566
1930s - 6,255
1940s - 8,760
1950s - 35,796
1960s - 105,938
1970s - 277,727
1980s - 458,951
1990s 48 351,682
2000s 300 221,631
2010s 380 125,101
2020s 266 44,052

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mateus Matthew
2014 41 12,944
2015 37 12,785
2016 38 12,665
2017 45 11,732
2018 49 10,009
2019 46 9,277
2020 41 8,142
2021 51 7,489
2022 38 7,077
2023 50 7,234
2024 41 7,107
2025 45 7,003

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, 1994–2025.

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