# Mathilde (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mathilde/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,793 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,793 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 611, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish Mathilde, equivalents of Matilda.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | 4,641 |
| 2012 | 23 | 5,832 |
| 2013 | 19 | 6,637 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,625 |
| 2015 | 27 | 5,071 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,555 |
| 2017 | 29 | 4,771 |
| 2018 | 28 | 4,851 |
| 2019 | 20 | 6,110 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,533 |
| 2021 | 23 | 5,507 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6,140 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4,829 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7,832 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5,845 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 1,327 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,342 |
| 2013 | 28 | 1,220 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,702 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,362 |
| 2016 | 27 | 1,241 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,457 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2,187 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,618 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,962 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,245 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## People named Mathilde

- Mathilde Seigner, French actress
- Duchess Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani, Bavarian and Two Sicilian Royal (1843–1925)
- Mathilde Johansson, French tennis player
- Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Danish princess (1912–1995)
- Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Bavarian princess (1813–1862)
- Mathilde Blind, English poet (1841–1896)
- Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Bavarian princess and poet (1877-1906)
- Mathilde Marchesi, German mezzo-soprano and singing teacher (1821-1913)
- Mathilde Panot, French politician (born 1989)
- Mathilde Gros, French track cyclist
- Mathilde Fibiger, Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist (1830–1872)
- Mathilde Ollivier, French actress and producer born 1994

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.