Matilda
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning mighty in battle.
Babies a year
1,449
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#365
up from #410
UK popularity
#19
1,449 babies · up from #31
How Matilda has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #536 |
| 2016 | #496 |
| 2017 | #522 |
| 2018 | #489 |
| 2019 | #448 |
| 2020 | #478 |
| 2021 | #465 |
| 2022 | #415 |
| 2023 | #437 |
| 2024 | #410 |
| 2025 | #365 |
In 2025, 1,449 babies in England and Wales were named Matilda. In the US, 597 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Matilda was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.22% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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