The first name Mathilda

In 2025, 21 girls were named Mathilda, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 68 births (#544).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mathilda with other names.

In 2025, 32 girls born in the United States were named Mathilda, the 4,423rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 180 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Mathilda May
  French actress, born 1965
• Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
  British rower, born 1994
• Mathilda Rotkirch
  Finnish artist and noble (1813-1842)
• Mathilda Wrede
  Finnish christian missionary (1864–1928)
• Princess Josephine of Denmark
  Danish princess, youngest child of Frederik X of Denmark and Queen Mary, born 2011
• Wivi Lönn
  Finnish architect (1872-1966)
• Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois
  Flemish noblewoman, 1224–1288
• Matilda Browne
  American painter (1869-1947)
• Matilde d'Altavilla
  Daughter of Robert Guiscard; Countess of Barcelona, Viscountess of Narbonne, 1060–1112

How popular is the name Mathilda?

In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Mathilda, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2007, with 68 births.

Is Mathilda a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,527 US babies named Mathilda since 1880 were girls.

When was Mathilda most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 180 babies were named Mathilda, its highest rank at 512th.

What name is Mathilda a form of?

Mathilda is a form of Matilda.