Boys' name · since 1904
Mateo
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 126,693 babies named Mateo, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #266 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 126,693
- born since 1904
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mateo is the #8 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 126,693 recorded since 1904.
Mateo has 126,693 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8 as of the latest data, more common than 99.9% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #266 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 126,693 born since 1904
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mateo ranks #266 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 126,693 born since 1904, peaking in the 2020s.
- #266 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 126,693
- born since 1904
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mateo's 126,693 recorded births place it above 99.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mateo compares
126,693 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mateo's all-time total is 343x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mateo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 126,693 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11,349 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mateo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mateo's full recorded timeline at 1972, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 11,349 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mateo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 11,349
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Mateo popularity over time - girls
85 total births recorded since 2013 (Mateo as girls' name)
Mateo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (62,272 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Mateo's strongest decade.
62,272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mateo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s 162
1920s
162 births
- 1930s 102
1930s
102 births
- 1940s 112
1940s
112 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 370
1980s
370 births
- 1990s 2,010
1990s
2,010 births
- 2000s 10,490
2000s
10,490 births
- 2010s
2010s
50,604 births
- 2020s
2020s
62,272 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 62,272 births (49% of all-time use).
How Mateo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mateo's total volume
Mateo by state
Where Mateo concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30,796 | 24.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23,142 | 18.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7,866 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,060 | 4.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5,318 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 4,556 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 3,011 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 2,908 | 2.3% |
30,796 of 126,693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mateo appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mateo's data
- California records the most Mateos (30,796 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mateo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mateo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.