Matilyn
Matilyn was the 9261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2846th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,363 places. More babies were named Matilyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,261 girls, down 2,440 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200863 babies
- Total since 1880
- 947babies recorded
Matilyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,261 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,821 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,499 | 46 |
| 2000 | #3,850 | 33 |
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How popular is Matilyn, counting every spelling?
Matilyn is a spelling of Mattilyn, a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattilyn | 15 | #7,374 | 87 |
| Matilyn | 11 | #9,261 | 68 |
| Mattilynn | 8 | #11,559 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Matilyn?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Matilyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Matilyn 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Matilyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Matilyn?
About 900 people born in the US named Matilyn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 22. That makes Matilyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Matilyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Matilyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Matilyn
How popular is the name Matilyn?
Matilyn was the 9261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2846th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,363 places. More babies were named Matilyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Matilyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Matilyn in the US.