girl's name
Matilde
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,867
Ireland
#741
2025 births
Matilde is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1927, when 74 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
Matilde over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 |
| 1890s | 52 |
| 1900s | 102 |
| 1910s | 177 |
| 1920s | 469 |
| 1930s | 399 |
| 1940s | 229 |
| 1950s | 220 |
| 1960s | 242 |
| 1970s | 309 |
| 1980s | 209 |
| 1990s | 203 |
| 2000s | 277 |
| 2010s | 303 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 219 |
How popular is Matilde?
In 2025, Matilde was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Matilde is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Matilde
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Matilde also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Matilde over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Matilde in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Matilde
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Matilde — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Matilde
How popular is the name Matilde?
In 2025, Matilde was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Matilde a girl's or a boy's name?
Matilde is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Matilde most popular?
Matilde peaked in 1927, when 74 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Matilde a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Matilde currently ranks #741 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.