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girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Mathilda

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,423 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Matilda.

Rank 2025
#4,423
among girls · ↑206 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Mathilda · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
180 babies
All-time total
7,527
#1,975 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mathilda popularity over time

7,527 babies have been named Mathilda since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1887Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,065 107 – #168
1890s 1,323 132 +24% #197
1900s 960 96 -27% #287
1910s 1,357 136 +41% #405
1920s 1,057 106 -22% #595
1930s 376 38 -64% #1,039
1940s 190 19 -49% #1,548
1950s 134 13 -29% #2,567
1960s 106 11 -21% #3,461
1970s 73 7 -31% #4,959
1980s 25 3 -66% #7,768
1990s 65 7 +160% #4,887
2000s 214 21 +229% #3,927
2010s 380 38 +78% #3,200
2020s (to 2025) 202 34 -11% #3,422

Where Mathilda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 29 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Mathilda

Mathilda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,423 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 7,527 American babies have been named Mathilda. Its peak came in 1918, when 180 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mathilda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mathilda?

The median living Mathilda is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 66. An estimated 1,400 people named Mathilda are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mathilda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 32 #4,423
2024 30 #4,629
2023 26 #5,081
2022 36 #4,085
2021 46 #3,422
2020 32 #4,329
2019 38 #3,889
2018 41 #3,717
2017 33 #4,345
2016 38 #3,976
2015 52 #3,200
2014 36 #4,159
2013 33 #4,390
2012 41 #3,834
2011 34 #4,324
2010 34 #4,368
2009 40 #3,927
2008 21 #6,490
2007 19 #7,001
2006 20 #6,519
2005 12 #9,242
2004 20 #6,131
2003 24 #5,190
2002 21 #5,605
2001 20 #5,740
2000 17 #6,386
1995 12 #7,359
1990 – –
1985 5 #11,785
1980 – –
1975 5 #10,004
1970 11 #4,959
1965 12 #3,874
1960 10 #4,361
1955 14 #3,181
1950 12 #3,164
1945 19 #1,969
1940 25 #1,573
1935 44 #1,048
1930 47 #1,080
1925 100 #739
1920 146 #595
1915 146 #520
1910 95 #405
1905 84 #372
1900 113 #314
1895 127 #246
1890 138 #201
1885 102 #186
1880 72 #177

Famous people named Mathilda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mathilda May Mathilda May French actress (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mathilda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mathilda?

The median living Mathilda is about 21 years old. Half of all living Mathildas are between 10 and 66 years old.

How many people named Mathilda are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Mathilda are alive in the United States, based on 7,527 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mathilda mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Matilda.

How popular is the name Mathilda in 2025?

Mathilda ranked #4,423 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mathilda?

7,527 babies have been named Mathilda in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mathilda most popular?

Mathilda peaked in 1918, when 180 newborns received the name.

Is Mathilda a boy or girl name?

Mathilda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mathilda rising or falling?

Mathilda is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mathilda become more popular?

Mathilda is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Mathilda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mathilda?

Well-known people named Mathilda include Mathilda May (actor).

Names like Mathilda

Names that sound and feel close to Mathilda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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