Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Mateus

mah-TAY-oos · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Gift of God
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Portuguese
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3019
2024 births41
Peak year2007
First appeared1994
Total US births948
2007 peak19942002200920172024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mat
Alternate spellings
MateuzMatheus
In other languages
Mateus (Portuguese)Mateo (Spanish)Matteo (Italian)Matthew (English)

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