| Matteo | Enzo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Gift of God | Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form |
| Origin | italian | italian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | maht-TEH-oh | EN-tsoh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1911 | 1915 |
| Peak year | 2024 (2,589) | 2024 (4,560) |
| In 2025 | 2,455 | 4,556 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Matteo | Enzo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14,188 | 20,965 |
| 2010s | 14,630 | 10,554 |
| 2000s | 3,241 | 2,572 |
| 1990s | 676 | 358 |
| 1980s | 174 | 115 |
| 1970s | 120 | 143 |
| 1960s | 74 | 82 |
| 1950s | 26 | 15 |
| 1940s | 7 | 0 |
| 1930s | 65 | 35 |
| 1920s | 180 | 102 |
| 1910s | 102 | 11 |
Italian form of Matthew, ultimately from Hebrew 'Mattityahu' ('gift of Yahweh / gift of God') via Greek Matthaios.
Origin debated. Commonly explained as an Italian form of Germanic Heinz/Heinrich (Henry), from 'heim' ('home') and 'ric' ('ruler'), i.e. 'home ruler'. It is also widely used as a short form of Italian names ending in '-enzo' such as Lorenzo and Vincenzo. A derivation from Germanic Anzo has also been proposed.
Enzo is more popular than Matteo today: about 4,556 US babies were given the name Enzo in 2025, compared with 2,455 named Matteo.
Matteo means Gift of God (italian origin), while Enzo means Debated; home-ruler or '-enzo' short form (italian origin).
In US records, Matteo first appears in 1911 and Enzo in 1915, so Matteo has the longer recorded history.