Matteo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning “gift of God.” In 2024 it was given to 2,582 boys in the United States.
Matteo belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “gift of God” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Matthew.
In the United States, Matteo first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #138 in 2024, and in 2024 2,582 babies received the name — 31,010 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Matteo means “gift of God” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Matteo is a boy name. In 2024, 2,582 babies received the name in the US.
Matteo comes from the Italian tradition. It is also spelled Matthew.
Matteo first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #138 in 2024, and 2,582 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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