Masculine dossier · first seen 1904
Mateo
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
11,349
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Mateo
How many people are named Mateo?
An estimated 125,084 living Americans are named Mateo.
How rare is Mateo?
Mateo is still widely used among babies today, with 11,045 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Mateo?
The median age of a living American named Mateo is approximately 7 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 11 years old.
Is Mateo still popular?
Yes — Mateo is currently rising in popularity, with 11,045 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Mateo most common?
Mateo has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 15.5× more often than the national baseline.
1904Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
2.7%
2025
11,045
All-time
126,693
Where it lives now
Mateo is most concentrated in Texas — about 12.0× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Mateo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.