Fun Facts About the Name Matheo
- More than 2 thousand babies named Matheo: U.S. records list 2,448 babies given the name Matheo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Matheo Mean?
Matheo is a masculine given name meaning "gift of God" or, more literally, "gift of Yahweh." It belongs to the family of names derived from the Hebrew Mattityahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ), which combines mattan (gift) with Yah, a short form of the divine name Yahweh. The Greek New Testament form Maththaios and the Latin Matthaeus produced English Matthew, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, and French Mathieu.
Matheo is a variant spelling of those related forms, especially Mateo and Matteo. The h in Matheo matches spellings such as French Mathéo or older Latin-influenced forms; it does not point to a different Hebrew root. The customary English rendering "gift of God" softens the literal reference to Yahweh, but the meaning is the same.
Matheo Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Mattityahu appears in the Hebrew Bible, where English Bibles usually render it as Mattithiah. The priest Mattathias, father of Judas Maccabeus in the books of Maccabees, bears a Greek form of the same name. In the New Testament, the apostle and evangelist Matthew is called Maththaios in Greek and Matthaeus in Latin. From the Latin form, the name passed into the languages of medieval and modern Europe: French Mathieu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, and English Matthew.
Matheo is a spelling variant of the related forms. In older Spanish writing, h appeared in forms such as Matheo before modern Spanish spelling settled on Mateo; French uses Mathéo alongside Mathieu, and English uses Matheo as an alternate spelling of the same traditional name. The h reflects Latin Matthaeus and later spelling practice, not a separate Hebrew root.
How Popular is the Name Matheo?
Matheo recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #751 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #751 | 344 | 0.0201% |
| 2024 | #856 | 283 | 0.0165% |
| 2023 | #871 | 271 | 0.0159% |
| 2022 | #1,115 | 191 | 0.0109% |
| 2021 | #1,323 | 141 | 0.0081% |
| 2020 | #1,284 | 143 | 0.0083% |
| 2019 | #1,224 | 156 | 0.0087% |
| 2018 | #1,249 | 148 | 0.0082% |
| 2017 | #1,268 | 144 | 0.0078% |
| 2016 | #1,476 | 117 | 0.0062% |
| 2015 | #1,528 | 108 | 0.0056% |
| 2014 | #2,392 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #1,909 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #2,344 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2011 | #2,978 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #3,599 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,125 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #6,639 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #4,742 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,982 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #4,579 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,166 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,062 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #11,835 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,050 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,541 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,482 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,992 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Matheo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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