Matilda

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Matilda, also spelled Martilda, Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English and Latin form of the Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "maht" and "hild".

From Wikipedia

Matilda first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,230 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2025 it was given to 699 girls (rank #8). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Matilda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Matilda yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

11,440
Total babies (all years)
22
Years in the data
1,230
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
2004134#80
2005120#86
2006199#27
2007218#26
2008375#15
2009331#16
2010290#18
2011259#18
2012271#18
2013297#18
2014317#24
20151,230#18
20161,161#19
2017487#24
2018470#22
20191,031#12
2020805#12
2021625#9
2022622#7
2023780#7
2024719#9
2025699#8