Boys' name · since 1911
Matteo
33,483 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.
- #639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #146 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,483
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
33,483 babies have been named Matteo since 1911, making it today's #146 boys' name.
Matteo has 33,483 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #146 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #146 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 33,483 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matteo ranks #639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #146 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 33,483 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #146 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,483
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matteo's 33,483 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Matteo compares
33,483 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Matteo's all-time total is 91x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Matteo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,483 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,589 | 34 | 22,252 |
Matteo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Matteo splits its recorded history at 1977: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 2,589 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Matteo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 2,589
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Matteo popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2014 (Matteo as girls' name)
Matteo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,630 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Matteo's strongest decade.
14,630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Matteo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 102
1910s
102 births
- 1920s 180
1920s
180 births
- 1930s 65
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 74
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 676
1990s
676 births
- 2000s 3,241
2000s
3,241 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,630 births
- 2020s
2020s
14,188 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,630 births (44% of all-time use).
How Matteo 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 Matteo's total volume
Matteo by state
Where Matteo concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,281 | 21.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,111 | 12.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,247 | 9.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,500 | 7.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,479 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,427 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 1,014 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 926 | 2.8% |
7,281 of 33,483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Matteo appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Matteo's data
- Matteo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,630 total births) through the 2020s (14,188) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Matteos (7,281 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 Matteo: 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 (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Matteo 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.