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Boy · Hebrew
Matteo
Say it: mat-TEH-oh
Meaning
From Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Matteo has been among the most popular boys' names in Italy in the 21st century.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 21,483 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 776 boys
- 2,200 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Matthew |
|---|---|
| French | Matthieu |
| Spanish | Mateo |
Famous bearers
- Matteo Ricci, Jesuit missionary to China
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.