The first name Mathilde

In 2025, 18 girls were named Mathilde, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 33 births (#851).

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

In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Mathilde, the 5,845th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1894, when 32 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.

• Mathilde Seigner
  French actress, born 1968
• Duchess Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani
  Bavarian and Two Sicilian Royal (1843–1925)
• Mathilde Johansson
  French tennis player, born 1985
• 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, born 1999
• Mathilde Fibiger
  Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist (1830–1872)
• Mathilde Ollivier
  French actress and producer born 1994

What does the name Mathilde mean?

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

How popular is the name Mathilde?

In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Mathilde, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2005, with 33 births.

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

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,793 US babies named Mathilde since 1880 were girls.

When was Mathilde most popular?

1894 in the United States, when 32 babies were named Mathilde, its highest rank at 512th.