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 1994 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 105 babies (rank #278 that year). In 2024 it was given to 103 girls (rank #293). The name has been rising over the last five years.

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.

1,445
Total babies (all years)
31
Years in the data
105
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19946#2,170
199510#1,644
199617#1,109
199712#1,426
199815#1,195
199912#1,413
20008#1,930
200113#1,351
200215#1,225
20038#2,037
200411#1,652
200517#1,241
20067#2,493
200718#1,289
200834#799
200938#733
201047#611
201154#545
201259#512
201364#483
201473#444
201575#439
201695#362
201794#349
201876#422
201981#390
202090#344
202190#354
2022105#278
202398#306
2024103#293