Mateus
How to say it: muh-TAY-us · /məˈteɪəs/
Portuguese form of Matthew, Hebrew 'gift of God' - biblical name widely used in Brazil and Portugal.
Mateus was the 2,195th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 45 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,283 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,195 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 45 |
| Share of births | 1 in 73,674 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +19% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,283 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Mateus is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mateus is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Portuguese.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Mateus
- Mateus Uribe (born 1991)Colombian association football player
- Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 1984)Angolan association football player
- Mateus Castro (born 1994)Brazilian association football player
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