Mateus comes from the Hebrew / Portuguese tradition, meaning Gift of God, gift of Yahweh.
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How popular is Mateus?
2007peak year
Today, Mateus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2869), with only about 44 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 52 babies were given the name (ranked #2465 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Mateus's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 948 babies have been registered as Mateus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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