Matthews vs Mateo

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

Name A

Matthews

Boy name · Rank #4562

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Name B

Mateo

Boy name · Rank #7

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Metric Matthews Mateo
Current Rank #4562 #7
Total Births (all years) 1,595 115,568
Peak Year 1988 2024
Peak Year Births 41 11,302
Peak Decade 1980ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Matthews Mateo
1880ss 5 —
1890ss 5 —
1900ss 16 5
1910ss 89 63
1920ss 126 162
1930ss 82 102
1940ss 104 112
1950ss 121 116
1960ss 120 102
1970ss 141 285
1980ss 269 370
1990ss 176 2,010
2000ss 175 10,490
2010ss 97 50,600
2020ss 69 51,151

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Matthews Mateo
2014 10 3,743
2015 17 5,029
2016 10 6,558
2017 9 7,774
2018 10 8,221
2019 7 9,019
2020 14 9,004
2021 9 9,177
2022 7 10,389
2023 17 11,279
2024 22 11,302

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, 1882–2024.

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