Matilde
Feminine · “mighty in battle”
Matilde is given to both — 3,220 girls and 218 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Matilde is might in battle, joined from two Germanic words that meant exactly that, and it belonged to some formidable women: an empress who fought a civil war for the English throne and a countess who ruled much of northern Italy. Spanish, Italian and Portuguese all spell it this way.
How old is the name Matilde?
Matilde first appears in US birth records in 1883 — 142 years ago. The typical Matilde alive today was born around 1967, making them about 58 years old. About 2,100 people named Matilde are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Matilde most popular?
Matilde peaked in 1883, reaching #615 nationally. Today it ranks #4878, 4,263 places below that high. See the whole 1883 chart.
Where it comes from
From Mahthildis to Matilde
The story of Matilde
The name came into England with a queen of the Conqueror and stayed through a granddaughter who claimed the throne and fought her cousin for it for nineteen years; English softened the name to Maud in ordinary speech. In Italy a countess of the same name held Tuscany and much of the north and stood between a pope and an emperor. Spanish, Portuguese and Italian all took Matilde, and it was widely given across Latin America into the twentieth century.
Meaning
mighty in battle
Germanic maht, might or strength, joined to hild, battle. Both elements are common in old Germanic names and the compound means what its parts do, without any softening.
How the name formed
- Mahthildis
- Mathilde
- Matilde
Related forms: Matilda · Mathilde · Mathilde · Matilde · Maud · Mathilda
Pronouncing Matilde
mah-TEEL-deh
Three syllables, stress in the middle, the final e sounded in Spanish and Italian. English speakers say muh-TIL-duh, treating it as Matilda.
Nicknames for Matilde
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1883
- Most girls named
- 193149 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #615reached in 1883
- Change vs 2022
- −37.2%27 in 2025, from 43
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Matilde in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Matilda in English — same name
- Mathilde in German — same name
- Mathilde in French — same name
- Matilde in Italian — same name
- Maud in English — related form
- Mathilda in Swedish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Matildes among us
people named Matilde are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 59,528 born in 2025 was named Matilde
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Matilde sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Matilde is headed
Matilde should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Matilde beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Matilde in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is direct and strong, and it can be stated in three words.
- It offers short forms across several languages, from Mati to Tilly.
- It carries two documented medieval rulers, which very few women's names can claim.
- Matilda is the English form and will be substituted by people writing quickly.
- The final e is sounded in Spanish and silent in English, so the name has two shapes.
- It reads as of an earlier generation in Spanish, which is heritage to some families and age to others.
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Frequently asked
- How many Matildes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,100 people named Matilde are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Matilde in 2025?
- Matilde ranks #4878 among US girl names in 2025, with 27 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Matilde?
- About 1 in every 59,528 US girls born in 2025 was named Matilde — 27 in all.
- Will my child share the name Matilde with classmates?
- Matilde will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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