
Nine of the ten most common baby names for boys in the U.S. remained the same between 2002 and 2023. The notable exception? Mateo nabbed the sixth spot, marking the first time ever a Latino name has made the list of most popular baby names in the country.
Mateo entered the top ten up from No.11 in 2022 as more than 11,000 American babies were given the name lat year, according to the Social Security Administration.