Mato
Male#131 most common in Croatia7,719 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Gift of God
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Mato
Croatian short form of Matej/Matija (Matthew), common in Slavonia and Herzegovina.
Popularity with newborns
Mato has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
7,719 people in Croatia are called Mato, according to the 2021 census. That is #131 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Mato is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Mato
- Mato Lovrak — Croatian children's author
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.