How Many People Are Named Matheo?
An estimated 2,089 people in the United States have the first name Matheo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Matheo peaked in popularity in 2024 with 283 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matheo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Matheo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Matheo is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,089
About 1 in 164,076 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
283 births
Total Registered
2,104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matheo
Matheo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,104 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Matheo as a male name
Ranked #856 in 2024
283 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (283 births)
Matheo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matheo span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,029 babies were registered. Matheo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Matheo by Decade
How has Matheo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Matheo by State
Birth registrations for Matheo span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Indiana, Massachusetts. On average, about 87 Matheos were registered per state.
Matheo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matheo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matheo
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matheo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matheo?
We estimate approximately 2,089 people named Matheo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 164,076 Americans share this first name.
Is Matheo a common name?
Matheo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matheo most popular?
Matheo reached peak popularity in 2024, when 283 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matheo is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matheo a male name?
Matheo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matheo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matheo Smith, Matheo Johnson, Matheo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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