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Mateus

100% boys · 45 born in 2025

Mateus has been given to about 994 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 976
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mateus per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 52
  • Born in 202545
  • All time994
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Mateus?

Its best year was 2007, when 52 babies were given the name, ranking 2465th. The typical living American called Mateus is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mateus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcus0.70
  2. Marcellus0.70
  3. Markus0.70
  4. Magnus0.70
  5. Thaddeus0.66
  6. Mateo0.60
  7. Maximus0.59
  8. Matias0.59

Middle names for Mateus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mateus Paul0.77
  2. Mateus John0.77
  3. Mateus Lee0.77
  4. Mateus Dean0.76
  5. Mateus Blake0.76
  6. Mateus Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Mateus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.90
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.90
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.90
  4. Keziahsister · 0.90
  5. Soleilsister · 0.89
  6. Ayaneither · 0.89

Where Mateus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mateus Anderson0.77
  2. Mateus White0.72
  3. Mateus Reyes0.72
  4. Mateus Lee0.72
  5. Mateus Hill0.72
  6. Mateus Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mateus

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Mateus across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.