The first name Matilde
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 28 girls were named Matilde, making it the 1,166th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 42 births (#864).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Matilde with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Matilde at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 27 girls born in the United States were named Matilde, the 4,948th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 65 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.
Famous people named Matilde
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Matilde HidalgoEcuadorian physician and suffragist (1889-1974)
- Matilde BajerDanish women's rights activist and pacifist, 1840–1934
- Matilde MoisantAmerican aviator (1878–1964)
- Matilde Lundorf SkovsenDanish footballer, born 1999
- Matilde d'Este(1673-1732)
- Matilde Cherner(1833-1880) Spanish writer
- Matilde RibeiroBrazilian politician, born 1960
- Matilde PérezChilean sculptor, painter and visual artist (1916-2014)
- Matilde d'AltavillaDaughter of Robert Guiscard; Countess of Barcelona, Viscountess of Narbonne, 1060–1112
- Matilda of TuscanyCanossian dynasty countess of Tuscany (c.1046–1115)
- Matilda of Swabia11th-century Conradine dynasty duchess, 1000–1032
- Matilda of BéthuneCountess consort of Flanders, 1220–1264
Questions
- How popular is the name Matilde?
- In 2025, 28 girls born in England and Wales were named Matilde, ranking 1,166th. Its peak was 2019, with 42 births.
- Is Matilde a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 3,438 US babies named Matilde since 1880, 94% were girls and 6% boys.
- When was Matilde most popular?
- 1927 in the United States, when 65 babies were named Matilde, its highest rank at 931st.