US rank #857 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,104 births

Matheo — #857 US boys' name

2,104 babies named Matheo in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s1392010s9252020s1029
#857
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Matheo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

283 babies were named Matheo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matheo

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,104 babies named Matheo between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matheo currently holds the #857 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 283 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matheo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,029 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Matheo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Matheo in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matheo 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 2,104 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.

Matheo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

2,104

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2024

283 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#857

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matheo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
283
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Matheo by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,029 births that decade — 49% of Matheo's all-time total
1990s112000s1392010s9252020s1029

Matheo by state

Where Matheo concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Matheo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
349 16.6%
#2 California
341 16.2%
#3 Florida
228 10.8%
#4 Illinois
90 4.3%
#5 New York
86 4.1%
#6 New Jersey
47 2.2%
#7 North Carolina
45 2.1%
#8 Georgia
38 1.8%
Texas share of Matheo's total US births 16.6%
Even split

349 of 2,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Matheo appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matheo?
2,104 babies have been named Matheo since 1996. It currently ranks #857 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 283 births.
When was Matheo most popular?
Matheo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,029 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Matheo most popular?
The top states for the name Matheo are Texas (349 births), California (341 births), Florida (228 births).
How long has the name Matheo been used?
Matheo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matheo?
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, 1996–2024 (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.