Mateus is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mateus in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
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About the Name Mateus
Mateus has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 444 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #1061 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Mateus is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mateus in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mateus
Mateus Fernandes (footballer) — Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Portugal national team.
Mateus Alves — Mateus de Carvalho Cardoso Alves is a Brazilian tennis player.
Mateus Gregório — Mateus Filipe Gregório Machado is a Brazilian Olympic weightlifter.
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 Mateus
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Mateus per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mateus in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mateus is declining: down 224 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #1,061 in 2018.
Mateus is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mateus include: Mateus Fernandes (footballer), Mateus Alves and Mateus Gregório. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mateus does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mateuss in the wild.
17
UK babies named Mateus (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 224 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mateus
Almost certainly the only Mateus in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mateus
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Portugal national team.