NameTides

Mateus

Mateus was the #2,798 boys' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Mateus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mateus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Mateus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,798 (45)#1,538 (17)#676 (4)#1,718 (12)
2024#3,001 (41)#1,758 (14)—#1,306 (17)
2023#2,614 (50)#1,309 (20)#660 (4)#2,921 (5)
2022#3,151 (38)#1,224 (22)—#1,759 (10)
2021#2,552 (51)#1,860 (12)—#1,230 (17)
2020#2,886 (41)#1,314 (19)—#2,746 (5)
2019#2,736 (46)#1,253 (20)—#1,375 (14)
2018#2,579 (49)#1,061 (26)—#1,471 (12)
2017#2,715 (45)#2,172 (10)—#1,510 (12)
2016#3,059 (38)#1,627 (15)#713 (3)#1,578 (11)
2015#3,085 (37)#1,586 (15)—#1,164 (17)
2014#2,847 (41)#2,079 (10)—#1,250 (15)
2013#3,265 (33)#1,920 (11)—#1,312 (14)
2012#3,625 (29)#2,270 (9)—#1,781 (9)
2011#4,221 (23)#1,600 (14)—#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,552.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1994.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Mateus is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 53,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mateus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,831FL
Mateus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Mateus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MateusCanadaBoys#1,71812
MateusEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
MateusIrelandBoys#6764
MateusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MateusUSBoys#2,79845