How popular is the name Mateusz?

1,156 US babies were named Mateusz between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2008.

What careers are people named Mateusz over-represented in?

Among notable men who are track athletes, Mateuszs show up 3.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Mateusz

Q: How common is the spelling Mateusz?

1 in 27 Matiass spell it Mateusz.

Mateusz. 1,156 US babies since 1940, peak 2008. Notable Mateuszs are 3.4× over-represented as track athletes.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2008

1,156 US babies were named Mateusz between 1940 and 2025.

Mateusz around the world

England & Wales: 1,818 babies since 1996, peak 2009, No. 2,266 in 2025
Norway: 1,160 babies since 1945, peak 1990
Ireland: 503 babies since 1964, peak 2009
Scotland: 163 babies since 1974, peak 2010
France: 125 babies since 1900, peak 2017
Belgium: 80 babies since 1995, peak 2008
Northern Ireland: 48 babies since 1997, peak 2010
Sweden: 48 babies since 1998, peak 2010

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Mateuszs end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.1×	High · 84 people
Actor	1.4×	High · 25 people
Track athlete	3.4×	Medium · 23 people
Ice hockey player	2.1×	Medium · 16 people

Among notable men who are track athletes, Mateuszs show up 3.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 27 Matiass spell it Mateusz

Matias 79%
Mattias 9%
Mateusz 4%
Mateus 3%
Matisse 2%
Mattis 1%
Matteus 1%
Matyas 1%
Matis 1%
Matas <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2008)