Matilda

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 769 babies (rank #410 that year). In 2024 it was given to 769 girls (rank #410). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

36,438

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

769

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: Matilda Wormwood — the telekinetic prodigy

Famous people named Matilda

Matilda Joslyn Gagewomen's rights activist · b. 1826

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	210	#101
1881	187	#106
1882	242	#103
1883	167	#125
1884	244	#108
1885	260	#107
1886	309	#104
1887	266	#114
1888	328	#112
1889	320	#119
1890	293	#133
1891	336	#120
1892	332	#130
1893	328	#130
1894	295	#149
1895	339	#135
1896	339	#142
1897	326	#146
1898	349	#144
1899	312	#149
1900	348	#161
1901	275	#167
1902	290	#165
1903	245	#187
1904	285	#172
1905	268	#187
1906	295	#173
1907	322	#173
1908	284	#197
1909	280	#204
1910	281	#227
1911	321	#222
1912	398	#224
1913	432	#230
1914	494	#241
1915	682	#232
1916	665	#240
1917	685	#239
1918	690	#243
1919	645	#253
1920	635	#261
1921	606	#274
1922	626	#259
1923	570	#271
1924	531	#287
1925	474	#304
1926	417	#324
1927	419	#329
1928	396	#337
1929	342	#355
1930	304	#390
1931	239	#416
1932	251	#412
1933	200	#465
1934	201	#457
1935	194	#458
1936	196	#458
1937	168	#508
1938	152	#555
1939	128	#592
1940	155	#555
1941	130	#621
1942	131	#656
1943	127	#675
1944	121	#678
1945	85	#821
1946	129	#711
1947	133	#743
1948	135	#729
1949	138	#723
1950	140	#724
1951	129	#784
1952	122	#829
1953	116	#873
1954	113	#907
1955	121	#888
1956	113	#950
1957	95	#1,070
1958	108	#1,002
1959	122	#956
1960	119	#983
1961	108	#1,059
1962	101	#1,078
1963	126	#942
1964	127	#939
1965	94	#1,084
1966	87	#1,140
1967	68	#1,332
1968	76	#1,262
1969	77	#1,285
1970	80	#1,325
1971	75	#1,415
1972	65	#1,484
1973	63	#1,504
1974	68	#1,464
1975	66	#1,538
1976	54	#1,762
1977	57	#1,793
1978	37	#2,411
1979	56	#1,892
1980	38	#2,518
1981	42	#2,360
1982	53	#1,980
1983	36	#2,536
1984	33	#2,764
1985	34	#2,779
1986	25	#3,513
1987	35	#2,822
1988	36	#2,911
1989	27	#3,750
1990	28	#3,781
1991	29	#3,688
1992	29	#3,744
1993	26	#4,063
1994	36	#3,200
1995	43	#2,825
1996	47	#2,656
1997	82	#1,824
1998	92	#1,728
1999	74	#2,090
2000	78	#2,097
2001	100	#1,789
2002	111	#1,665
2003	105	#1,798
2004	94	#1,983
2005	124	#1,627
2006	180	#1,303
2007	201	#1,235
2008	344	#827
2009	375	#762
2010	343	#799
2011	353	#771
2012	433	#657
2013	437	#648
2014	523	#582
2015	583	#536
2016	631	#496
2017	599	#522
2018	643	#489
2019	696	#448
2020	639	#478
2021	673	#465
2022	758	#417
2023	708	#438
2024	769	#410