Matilda Girl
How popular is Matilda?
#364 girl name in 2025
838 baby girls were named Matilda in the US in 2025, making it the 364th most popular girl name.
16,077living people named Matilda (est.)
13median age of people named Matilda
37,280babies named Matilda since 1880
1 in 3,956US babies born in 2025
Matilda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #364 for girls (▲ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 838 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #534 in 2015, #478 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (838 girls) |
| Highest rank | #100 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Matilda is most popular
Babies named Matilda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- South Dakota: 1.6 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- Oregon: 1.5 per 1,000 (96 girls)
- District of Columbia: 1.4 per 1,000 (17 girls)
- Alaska: 1.2 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Minnesota: 1.1 per 1,000 (122 girls)
Matilda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,533 | #100 |
| 1890s | 3,249 | #120 |
| 1900s | 2,892 | #161 |
| 1910s | 5,293 | #221 |
| 1920s | 5,016 | #259 |
| 1930s | 2,033 | #390 |
| 1940s | 1,284 | #554 |
| 1950s | 1,179 | #722 |
| 1960s | 983 | #932 |
| 1970s | 620 | #1,320 |
| 1980s | 359 | #1,965 |
| 1990s | 486 | #1,719 |
| 2000s | 1,712 | #760 |
| 2010s | 5,241 | #448 |
| 2020s | 4,390 | #364 |
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Questions
- Is Matilda a boy or girl name?
- Matilda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Matilda were girls.
- How popular is the name Matilda?
- 838 baby girls were named Matilda in the US in 2025, making it the 364th most popular girl name.
- When was Matilda most popular?
- Matilda peaked in 2025, when 838 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #100 in 1880.
- How many people are named Matilda?
- 37,280 babies have been named Matilda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,077 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Matilda most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Matilda was most common in South Dakota, at 1.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.