US rank #3019 Boys' name Peak 2007 948 births

Mateus — #3019 US boys' name

948 babies named Mateus in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s3002010s3802020s220
#3019
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mateus was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

52 babies were named Mateus in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mateus

The Social Security Administration has registered 948 babies named Mateus between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mateus currently holds the #3019 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mateus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mateus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mateus in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mateus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 948 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mateus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

948

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,019

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mateus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
52
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0204060 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Mateus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
380 births that decade — 40% of Mateus's all-time total
1990s482000s3002010s3802020s220

Mateus by state

Where Mateus concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mateus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 15.8%
#2 Massachusetts
92 9.7%
#3 Florida
68 7.2%
#4 New York
11 1.2%
#5 Texas
7 0.7%
California share of Mateus's total US births 15.8%
Even split

150 of 948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mateus?
948 babies have been named Mateus since 1994. It currently ranks #3019 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 52 births.
When was Mateus most popular?
Mateus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Mateus most popular?
The top states for the name Mateus are California (150 births), Massachusetts (92 births), Florida (68 births).
How long has the name Mateus been used?
Mateus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mateus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.