Matteus is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 10 boys in the United States.
Matteus belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Matteus first appears in Social Security records in 1999. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5602 in 2007, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 215 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Matteus is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Matteus is a boy name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Matteus comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Matteus first appears in US records in 1999. Its best-ever ranking was #5602 in 2007, and 10 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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. 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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