boy's name
Mateen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 982
Mateen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1978.
Mateen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 29 |
| 1990s | 124 |
| 2000s | 195 |
| 2010s | 178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 102 |
How popular is Mateen?
In 2025, Mateen was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mateen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mateen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mateen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mateen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mateen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mateen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mateen
How popular is the name Mateen?
In 2025, Mateen was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mateen a girl's or a boy's name?
Mateen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mateen most popular?
Mateen peaked in 2012, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Mateen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mateen currently ranks #2,265 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.