Matilde
Matilde was the 4948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 1927 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Matilde in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,948 girls, up 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192765 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,438babies recorded
Matilde popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 218 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,948 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,962 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,819 | 30 |
| 2000 | #5,619 | 20 |
| 1990 | #4,076 | 25 |
| 1980 | #3,045 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,428 | 31 |
| 1960 | #3,168 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,995 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,014 | 17 |
| 1930 | #1,009 | 54 |
| 1920 | #1,182 | 42 |
| 1910 | #1,251 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,862 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,163 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Matilde, counting every spelling?
Matilde has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Matilde?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matilde (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Matilde born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matilde.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matilde?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Matilde are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 16 and 58. That makes Matilde mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Matilde by state
How common Matilde was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matilde: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matilde, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matilde
How popular is the name Matilde?
Matilde was the 4948th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 1927 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved down 130 places. More babies were named Matilde in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Matilde a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Matilde in the US.
Where is Matilde most popular?
In 2021–2025, Matilde was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.