Matilda

Girl name

Matilda has been given to 37,280 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #365 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /məˈtɪldə/

From Middle English Matilda, from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German Mahthilt, Mehthilt, from Proto-West Germanic *Mahtihild, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz; compare German Mechthild, Old English Mæþhild (“Matilda”).

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

37,280

Peak year

2025 (838 babies)

Rank in 2025

#365 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +44%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Matilda

Empress Matilda

Holy Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne

Caroline Matilda of Great Britain

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, 1766–1772 (1751–1775)

Matilda Joslyn Gage

American abolitionist, writer

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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