Matteo
2025 SSA
About Matteo
This attractively energetic Italian version of the classic Matthew is primed to move further and further into mainstream American nomenclature. Mateo is technically the Spanish version, but many parents in the US use the two spellings interchangeably.
In the US, about 12,000 baby boys were named Mateo, Matteo, or Teo in 2021, vaulting the name in all versions into the Top 10. Mateo alone, by far the most popular version, lies just outside the Top 10.
Actor Colin Firth has a son called Matteo, as does Ricky Martin; the Benjamin Bratts and Tom Colicchios have boys named Mateo. We're sure that both these spellings will keep climbing in tandem, sharing the possibility of the lively nickname Teo.
Pronounced muh-TAY-oh.
As of October 2026, Matteo ranked #146 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #138 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #425.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #374 | 836 | 435.2 |
| 2015 | #191 | 2,171 | 1,132.7 |
| 2016 | #169 | 2,387 | 1,257.8 |
| 2017 | #187 | 2,082 | 1,124.8 |
| 2018 | #196 | 2,095 | 1,153.5 |
| 2019 | #179 | 2,161 | 1,204.4 |
| 2020 | #174 | 2,219 | 1,285.6 |
| 2021 | #165 | 2,356 | 1,346.7 |
| 2022 | #183 | 2,046 | 1,171.8 |
| 2023 | #144 | 2,514 | 1,469.7 |
| 2024 | #138 | 2,582 | 1,498.6 |
| 2025 | #146 | 2,455 | 1,437.3 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Matteo.
- Alec
- Josiah
- Xavier
- Malachi
- Tristan
- Aidan
- Isaiah
- Mateo
- Adrian
- Micah
- Avery
- Xander
- Emilio
- Lorenzo
- Marco
- Lukas
- Leon
- Ezekiel
- Luka
- Colin
Matteo on lists
Famous Matteos
- Matteo Bandello
Italian novelist
- Matteo Bisiani
Italian archer
- Matteo Maria Boiardo
Italian Renaissance poet
- Matteo Carcassi
famous guitarist and composer
- Matteo Ferrari
Italian football player who currently plays for Montreal Impact
- Matteo Goffriller
renowned 18th,century Italian cello maker
- Matteo Messina Denaro
Italian criminal. Is on the top 10 most wanted list of the world
- Matteo Perez d'Aleccio
Italian painter of devotional, historical and maritime subjects
- Matteo Renzi
Italian Prime Minister
- Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary in China
- Matteo Sereni
Italian football goalkeeper
- Matteo Stefanini
Italian rower
- Matteo Tosatto
Italian cyclist who rides for Quick Step,Innergetic in the UCI ProTour
- Matteo Vittucci
Italian,American dancer, known professionally as Matteo
- Drea de Matteo
American actress
- Felice DeMatteo
Italian,American composer and bandmaster
- Salvatore T. DeMatteo
New York politician and judge
- Matteo Cicciari
American child model
- Matteo Oliver Tucci (b. 2015)
son of American actor Stanley Tucci
- Matteo Rizzo
Italian ice skater
- Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev (b. 2020)
son of dancer Artem Chigvintsev and former wrestler Nikki Bella.
Matteo in pop culture
- Matteo "Matt" Alacrán
character in "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
- Matteo Balsano
character in Disney show "Soy Luna"
- Matteo Cocchiola
italian character in "Battlefield 1"
- Matteo Florenzi
character in German TV show “Druck”