Mathilde

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

Mathilde first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 101 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1894 with 32 babies (rank #512 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 girls (rank #7,806). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mathilde

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,772

Total babies (all years)

101

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mathilde

Mathilde Kschessinskaballet teacher · b. 1872
Mathilde Bonapartesalonnière · b. 1820
Mathilde Seignerfilm actor · b. 1968

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	11	#537
1881	11	#526
1882	14	#500
1883	12	#574
1884	18	#494
1885	18	#516
1886	21	#488
1887	27	#431
1888	26	#498
1889	25	#505
1890	25	#534
1891	26	#512
1892	27	#535
1893	28	#528
1894	32	#512
1895	30	#544
1896	22	#681
1897	22	#670
1898	29	#605
1899	12	#963
1900	24	#754
1901	21	#715
1902	20	#786
1903	15	#918
1904	18	#870
1905	12	#1,141
1906	26	#727
1907	16	#976
1908	18	#959
1909	17	#1,008
1910	24	#889
1911	27	#834
1912	26	#1,025
1913	21	#1,263
1914	25	#1,251
1915	23	#1,557
1916	26	#1,471
1917	18	#1,971
1918	32	#1,373
1919	22	#1,789
1920	21	#1,930
1921	20	#2,024
1922	24	#1,762
1923	31	#1,484
1924	26	#1,702
1925	16	#2,351
1926	13	#2,664
1927	12	#2,799
1928	9	#3,361
1929	10	#3,069
1930	13	#2,512
1931	11	#2,699
1932	7	#3,797
1934	8	#3,362
1935	5	#4,671
1937	5	#4,701
1942	6	#4,466
1946	5	#5,432
1951	6	#5,221
1952	7	#4,782
1968	5	#7,755
1971	6	#7,964
1975	5	#10,004
1985	5	#11,787
1986	6	#10,377
1989	7	#10,425
1990	7	#10,949
1991	5	#14,549
1992	8	#10,102
1993	6	#12,842
1994	12	#7,424
1995	10	#8,504
1996	6	#12,873
1997	16	#6,067
1998	13	#7,386
1999	13	#7,542
2000	18	#6,133
2001	16	#6,856
2002	17	#6,586
2003	12	#8,866
2004	13	#8,559
2005	23	#5,548
2006	18	#7,049
2007	24	#5,838
2008	19	#6,984
2009	20	#6,728
2010	17	#7,404
2011	31	#4,642
2012	23	#5,832
2013	19	#6,636
2014	19	#6,622
2015	27	#5,071
2016	24	#5,551
2017	29	#4,769
2018	28	#4,849
2019	20	#6,109
2020	18	#6,531
2021	23	#5,503
2022	20	#6,132
2023	28	#4,826
2024	14	#7,806