Mateo

Mateo is a male given name: 100% of people named Mateo are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 47,071 male / 30 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mateo

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mateo," in English, "Guten Tag Mateo," in German. Mateo is a male given name: about 100% of people named Mateo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mateo,

German

Guten Tag Mateo,

French

Bonjour Mateo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mateo:

Chinese

Mateo您好：

Japanese

Mateo様

English

Hi Mateo,

German

Hi Mateo,

French

Salut Mateo,

Spanish

Hola Mateo,

Chinese

Mateo你好：

Japanese

Mateoさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Mateo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	100%
Spain	rare	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

47,071 male · 30 female · 47,101 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mateo a male or female name?

Mateo is a male given name: 100% of people named Mateo are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Mateo in an email?

Is Mateo a unisex name?

Mateo is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Mateo are men. Mateo leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mateo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mateo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_mateo,
  title  = {Is Mateo a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mateo},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}