Matilda
#364 for girls in 2025, 838 births · Last seen for boys in 1922 at #4,307
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 210 births
- Debut · girls
- 210 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 37,270since 1880
Matilda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #364 | 838 | — | |
| 2024 | #410 | 773 | — | |
| 2023 | #438 | 708 | — | |
| 2022 | #417 | 758 | — | |
| 2021 | #465 | 673 | — | |
| 2020 | #478 | 640 | — | |
| 2019 | #448 | 696 | — | |
| 2018 | #489 | 643 | — | |
| 2017 | #521 | 599 | — | |
| 2016 | #496 | 631 | — | |
| 2015 | #534 | 583 | — | |
| 2014 | #581 | 523 | — | |
| 2013 | #647 | 437 | — | |
| 2012 | #657 | 433 | — | |
| 2011 | #770 | 353 | — | |
| 2010 | #797 | 343 | — | |
| 2009 | #760 | 375 | — | |
| 2008 | #825 | 344 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,233 | 201 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,299 | 180 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,624 | 124 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,972 | 94 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,786 | 105 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,654 | 111 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,777 | 100 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,073 | 74 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,721 | 92 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,816 | 82 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,630 | 47 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,633 | 29 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,516 | 36 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,965 | 53 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,342 | 42 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,874 | 56 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,774 | 57 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,527 | 66 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,464 | 68 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,496 | 63 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,488 | 64 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,405 | 75 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,320 | 80 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,276 | 77 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,258 | 76 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,324 | 68 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,135 | 87 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,079 | 94 | — | |
| 1964 | #932 | 127 | — | |
| 1963 | #940 | 126 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,074 | 101 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,057 | 108 | — | |
| 1960 | #980 | 119 | — | |
| 1959 | #950 | 122 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,000 | 108 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,067 | 95 | — | |
| 1956 | #948 | 113 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #905 | 113 | — | |
| 1953 | #871 | 116 | — | |
| 1952 | #825 | 122 | — | |
| 1951 | #779 | 129 | — | |
| 1950 | #723 | 140 | — | |
| 1949 | #722 | 138 | — | |
| 1948 | #728 | 135 | — | |
| 1947 | #741 | 133 | — | |
| 1946 | #711 | 129 | — | |
| 1945 | #819 | 85 | — | |
| 1944 | #677 | 121 | — | |
| 1943 | #673 | 127 | — | |
| 1942 | #653 | 131 | — | |
| 1941 | #620 | 130 | — | |
| 1940 | #554 | 155 | — | |
| 1939 | #591 | 128 | — | |
| 1938 | #552 | 152 | — | |
| 1937 | #507 | 168 | — | |
| 1936 | #457 | 196 | — | |
| 1935 | #458 | 194 | — | |
| 1934 | #457 | 201 | — | |
| 1933 | #464 | 200 | — | |
| 1932 | #410 | 251 | — | |
| 1931 | #415 | 239 | — | |
| 1930 | #390 | 304 | — | |
| 1929 | #354 | 342 | — | |
| 1928 | #336 | 396 | — | |
| 1927 | #328 | 419 | — | |
| 1926 | #323 | 417 | — | |
| 1925 | #304 | 474 | — | |
| 1924 | #287 | 531 | — | |
| 1923 | #270 | 570 | — | |
| 1922 | #259 | 626 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #273 | 606 | — | |
| 1920 | #261 | 635 | — | |
| 1919 | #253 | 645 | — | |
| 1918 | #243 | 690 | — | |
| 1917 | #239 | 685 | — | |
| 1916 | #240 | 665 | — | |
| 1915 | #231 | 682 | — | |
| 1914 | #240 | 494 | — | |
| 1913 | #230 | 432 | — | |
| 1912 | #223 | 398 | — | |
| 1911 | #221 | 321 | — | |
| 1910 | #227 | 281 | — | |
| 1909 | #204 | 280 | — | |
| 1908 | #196 | 284 | — | |
| 1907 | #173 | 322 | — | |
| 1906 | #173 | 295 | — | |
| 1905 | #187 | 268 | — | |
| 1904 | #172 | 285 | — | |
| 1903 | #187 | 245 | — | |
| 1902 | #165 | 290 | — | |
| 1901 | #165 | 275 | — | |
| 1900 | #161 | 348 | — | |
| 1899 | #149 | 312 | — | |
| 1898 | #144 | 349 | — | |
| 1897 | #146 | 326 | — | |
| 1896 | #141 | 339 | — | |
| 1895 | #135 | 339 | — | |
| 1894 | #148 | 295 | — | |
| 1893 | #130 | 328 | — | |
| 1892 | #129 | 332 | — | |
| 1891 | #120 | 336 | — | |
| 1890 | #133 | 293 | — | |
| 1889 | #118 | 320 | — | |
| 1888 | #112 | 328 | — | |
| 1887 | #114 | 266 | — | |
| 1886 | #104 | 309 | — | |
| 1885 | #107 | 260 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #108 | 244 | — | |
| 1883 | #124 | 167 | — | |
| 1882 | #103 | 242 | — | |
| 1881 | #106 | 187 | — | |
| 1880 | #100 | 210 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Matilda was already there! It came in at #100, and was given to 210 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1983–1994, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.
Where Matilda is popular in 1922
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Jersey#129 · 1 in 720
- Maryland#139 · 1 in 794
- Pennsylvania#141 · 1 in 883
- Rhode Island#156 · 1 in 820
- New York#168 · 1 in 1,030
Best ever in a state: #84 in Rhode Island, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #129 | 43 | 1 in 720 |
| Maryland | #139 | 18 | 1 in 794 |
| Pennsylvania | #141 | 108 | 1 in 883 |
| Rhode Island | #156 | 7 | 1 in 820 |
| New York | #168 | 96 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Ohio | #170 | 46 | 1 in 1,186 |
| Connecticut | #172 | 11 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Massachusetts | #212 | 17 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Michigan | #219 | 22 | 1 in 1,682 |
| California | #224 | 20 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Kansas | #231 | 11 | 1 in 1,484 |
| Wisconsin | #241 | 11 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Virginia | #243 | 15 | 1 in 1,923 |
| Louisiana | #248 | 17 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Illinois | #256 | 25 | 1 in 2,336 |
| Indiana | #266 | 10 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Alabama | #290 | 15 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Minnesota | #294 | 8 | 1 in 2,896 |
| North Carolina | #338 | 11 | 1 in 3,511 |
| Kentucky | #340 | 10 | 1 in 3,004 |
| South Carolina | #351 | 7 | 1 in 3,546 |
| Georgia | #354 | 11 | 1 in 3,397 |
| West Virginia | #363 | 6 | 1 in 3,305 |
| Mississippi | #386 | 7 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Tennessee | #439 | 6 | 1 in 4,700 |
| Missouri | #459 | 6 | 1 in 5,097 |
| Oklahoma | #501 | 5 | 1 in 5,009 |
| Texas | #581 | 12 | 1 in 4,913 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Matilda
- 46 spots since 2024 (#410 → #364)
- 114 spots since 2020 (#478 → #364)
- 170 spots since 2015 (#534 → #364)
- Biggest jump: 408 spots in 2008 (#1,233 → #825)
- Biggest drop: 147 spots in 1965 (#932 → #1,079)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #100 (210 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 65 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1880
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1880–1956
- Highest: 1 in 433 girls born in 1880 were named Matilda (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,918 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 14.2% of all girls named Matilda (5,293) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,533 | #100 (1880) | #110 |
| 1890s | 3,249 | #120 (1891) | #138 |
| 1900s | 2,892 | #161 (1900) | #178 |
| 1910s | 5,293 | #221 (1911) | #235 |
| 1920s | 5,016 | #259 (1922) | #300 |
| 1930s | 2,033 | #390 (1930) | #470 |
| 1940s | 1,284 | #554 (1940) | #690 |
| 1950s | 1,179 | #723 (1950) | #895 |
| 1960s | 983 | #932 (1964) | #1,106 |
| 1970s | 620 | #1,320 (1970) | #1,649 |
| 1980s | 359 | #1,965 (1982) | #2,757 |
| 1990s | 486 | #1,721 (1998) | #2,921 |
| 2000s | 1,712 | #760 (2009) | #1,502 |
| 2010s | 5,241 | #448 (2019) | #594 |
| 2020s | 4,390 | #364 (2025) | #429 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Matilda in 1922
Top girls' names in 1922
Top boys' names in 1922
More about 1922
girls
1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,919 of them was named Matilda, which outranked 95.5% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 217,631 of them was named Matilda, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 660 names at #4,307; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.