Mateusz
A masculine Polish name derived from the Hebrew name Matthew, meaning "gift of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,128 living Americans carry the first name Mateusz. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Mateusz today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mateusz births was 2008 (62 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mateusz. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Mateusz with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 303,860 Americans
Peak year
2008
62 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,472
Tracked since 1987
Census
Mateusz in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,030 people with the first name Mateusz, which placed it at #7,501 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,501
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
2,030 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mateusz
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mateusz is White at 98.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mateusz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mateusz at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.1% · 1,992
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 20
- Black or African American0.5% · 10
- Two or more races0.3% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.0% · 1
Popularity
Mateusz: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mateusz from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 505 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mateusz by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mateusz during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mateusz' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Illinois, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Mateusz, while California, Connecticut, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 160 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mateusz
The name Mateusz is a Polish variant of the biblical name Matthew. It is derived from the Hebrew name Matityahu, which means "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." The name has its roots in the ancient Hebrew language and culture, dating back to biblical times.
In the New Testament, Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He was a tax collector before becoming a follower of Jesus. The Gospel of Matthew, one of the four canonical gospels in the Bible, is traditionally attributed to him, although modern scholars debate this authorship.
The earliest recorded use of the name Mateusz can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Poland. It gained popularity among Polish Christians as a result of the influence of the Catholic Church and the spread of Christianity in the region.
One of the earliest notable figures bearing the name Mateusz was Mateusz Staroświecki (born around 1550), a Polish poet and translator who lived during the Renaissance period. He is known for his translations of classical works into Polish.
Another historical figure with the name Mateusz was Mateusz Sarbiewski (1595-1640), a Polish poet and Jesuit priest who wrote in Latin. He was renowned for his Neo-Latin lyric poetry and was considered one of the most influential poets of his time.
In the 19th century, Mateusz Beksiński (1838-1905) was a Polish painter and art teacher who played a significant role in the development of Polish realist painting.
More recently, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz (1910-1998) was a Polish-American painter and sculptor known for his abstract expressionist works. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s and became an influential figure in the American art scene.
Mateusz Kusznierewicz (born in 1975) is a Polish sailor who has won multiple Olympic medals in sailing competitions, including gold in the Finn class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
People
Mateusz + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mateusz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mateusz: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mateusz?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,128 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mateusz going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 303,860 US residents.
Is Mateusz a common name?
We classify Mateusz as "Rare". It ranks above 90.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,146 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mateusz most popular?
The single biggest year for Mateusz was 2008, when 62 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mateusz is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mateusz in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,030 people with the name Mateusz, or 0.67 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,501 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mateusz in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mateusz?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mateusz appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,026 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mateusz?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mateusz is White at 98.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mateusz most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mateusz in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.1% (1,992 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mateusz in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mateusz a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mateusz in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mateusz still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mateusz in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mateusz can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Mateusz as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Mateusz, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.