Mateus Boy
How popular is Mateus?
#2,797 boy name in 2025
45 baby boys were named Mateus in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
Mateus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,797 for boys (▲ 203 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (52 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,442 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mateus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mateus family of names ranked #2,012 for boys in 2025 (#1,999 the year before), with 55 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mateus | 45 | 82% |
| Mateusz | 10 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mateus is most popular
Babies named Mateus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Mateus by decade
Boy names about as popular as Mateus
Questions
- Is Mateus a boy or girl name?
- Mateus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mateus were boys.
- How popular is the name Mateus?
- 45 baby boys were named Mateus in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
- When was Mateus most popular?
- Mateus peaked in 2007, when 52 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,442 in 2007.
- How many people are named Mateus?
- 994 babies have been named Mateus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 985 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Mateus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mateus was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.