Matteo
Below 5 births
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.
Matteo is also given to girls.
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
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Matteo on lists
Famous Matteos
- Matteo BandelloBoy
Italian novelist
- Matteo BisianiBoy
Italian archer
- Matteo Maria BoiardoBoy
Italian Renaissance poet
- Matteo CarcassiBoy
famous guitarist and composer
- Matteo FerrariBoy
Italian football player who currently plays for Montreal Impact
- Matteo GoffrillerBoy
renowned 18th,century Italian cello maker
- Matteo Messina DenaroBoy
Italian criminal. Is on the top 10 most wanted list of the world
- Matteo Perez d'AleccioBoy
Italian painter of devotional, historical and maritime subjects
- Matteo RenziBoy
Italian Prime Minister
- Matteo RicciBoy
Italian Catholic missionary in China
- Matteo SereniBoy
Italian football goalkeeper
- Matteo StefaniniBoy
Italian rower
- Matteo TosattoBoy
Italian cyclist who rides for Quick Step,Innergetic in the UCI ProTour
- Matteo VittucciBoy
Italian,American dancer, known professionally as Matteo
- Drea de MatteoBoy
American actress
- Felice DeMatteoBoy
Italian,American composer and bandmaster
- Salvatore T. DeMatteoBoy
New York politician and judge
- Matteo CicciariBoy
American child model
- Matteo Oliver Tucci (b. 2015)Boy
son of American actor Stanley Tucci
- Matteo RizzoBoy
Italian ice skater
- Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev (b. 2020)Boy
son of dancer Artem Chigvintsev and former wrestler Nikki Bella.
Matteo in pop culture
- Matteo "Matt" AlacránBoy
character in "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
- Matteo BalsanoBoy
character in Disney show "Soy Luna"
- Matteo CocchiolaBoy
italian character in "Battlefield 1"
- Matteo FlorenziBoy
character in German TV show “Druck”