Mateo sits comfortably in the UK charts at #160 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#160
US Rank #8
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About the Name Mateo
Mateo is steadily gaining in popularity, up 25 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #161 in 2023, and it currently sits at #178. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mateo is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mateo in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #7, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Mateo
Mateo Levy — Mateo Levy Mendaña is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national under-20 team.
Mateo Chávez — Mateo Chávez García is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and the Mexico national team.
Mateo Carreras — Mateo Carreras is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays on the wing for Top 14 club Bayonne and the Argentina national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mateo
Unlikely. With around 328 UK babies named Mateo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mateo in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mateo is at its highest recorded position — #160 in 2025, with 328 births. In 2020 it ranked #203.
Mateo is more popular in the US (#7) than in the UK (#178). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Mateo include: Mateo Levy, Mateo Chávez and Mateo Carreras. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yes — Mateo is very popular in the United States, ranked #8 in 2025. It's a transatlantic favourite used widely on both sides of the Atlantic.
328
UK babies named Mateo (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 43 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mateo
Almost certainly the only Mateo in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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