Matteo

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A few things about Matteo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Matteo

Matteo Ricci

Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)

Choose Matteo and your child shares a first name with Matteo Ricci, an Italian Catholic missionary. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Matteo, like who?” Matteo Ricci's Wikipedia article is available in 64 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Chinese brother Emmanuel Pereira (born Yu Wen-hui 游文辉), Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 696 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Matteo, 2,455 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Matteo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMatteo first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #138.
• 📈Then vs nowMatteo is 16× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,161 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 696.
• 🚀TrendMatteo has climbed 27 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #146. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMatteo is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #70, followed by Florida (#72) and Connecticut (#76). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningMatteo is an Italian form of Matthew, which means “gift of God”. Our records link it to Hebrew, Italian and Spanish roots.
• 🌍OriginMatteo is the #9 most popular Italian boy name in the US. That's out of 721 Italian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Matteo

Matteo is a boy name of Hebrew, Italian and Spanish origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-teo”. US birth records list Matteo for boys from 1911 to 2025, in 97 of those 115 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #138 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #146, with 2,455 babies.

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