US rank #138 Boys' name Peak 2024 31,010 births

Matteo — #138 US boys' name

31,010 babies named Matteo in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1021920s1801930s651940s71950s261960s741970s1201980s1741990s6752000s32412010s146292020s11717
#138
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.0% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Matteo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,582 babies were named Matteo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matteo

The Social Security Administration has registered 31,010 babies named Matteo between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matteo currently holds the #138 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,582 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matteo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14,629 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Matteo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,863 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Matteo in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matteo 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 31,010 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.

Matteo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

31,010

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,582 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#138

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Matteo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
2,582
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,000 202420122000198819761964193519221911 5

Matteo popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2014 (Matteo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 202320182014 5

Matteo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14,629 births that decade — 47% of Matteo's all-time total
1910s1021920s1801930s651940s71950s261960s741970s1201980s1741990s6752000s32412010s146292020s11717

Matteo by state

Where Matteo concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Matteo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,863 22.1%
#2 Texas
3,798 12.2%
#3 New York
3,050 9.8%
#4 Florida
2,230 7.2%
#5 New Jersey
1,366 4.4%
#6 Illinois
1,341 4.3%
#7 Arizona
941 3.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
846 2.7%
California share of Matteo's total US births 22.1%
Even split

6,863 of 31,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Matteo appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matteo?
31,010 babies have been named Matteo since 1911. It currently ranks #138 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 2,582 births.
When was Matteo most popular?
Matteo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14,629 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Matteo most popular?
The top states for the name Matteo are California (6,863 births), Texas (3,798 births), New York (3,050 births).
How long has the name Matteo been used?
Matteo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Matteo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matt, 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, 1911–2024 (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.