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Matteus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Matteus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2003–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2003 to 2025, ranging from #2857 to #4991.20032007201220232025#2857#4991
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2003#2857
2007#4333
2012#3416
2023#4991
2025#4275

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 5 of the 23 years from 2003 to 2025.

In 2025: #382 among boys in Norway, #4275 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2003–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #2857 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2022–2025

    Highest recorded position: #280 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2022–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2003 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Norway in 2023.

Matteus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#42754HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#28574HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#3828HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4057HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#28015HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#33310HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Matteus is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Matteus, between 2003 and 2025, in 7 of those 23 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2003–20255#2857 in 2003
Norway2022–20254#280 in 2023

Its high point came 20 years earlier in England and Wales (2003) than in Norway (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 2012; it appears again in 2022.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2003 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Norway in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.