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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#350 · 1 in 2,153
- South Carolina#444 · 1 in 4,132
- Mississippi#509 · 1 in 5,359
- Kentucky#511 · 1 in 6,709
- Alabama#581 · 1 in 7,331
Best ever in a state: #84 in Rhode Island, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #350 | 6 | 1 in 2,153 |
| South Carolina | #444 | 7 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Mississippi | #509 | 5 | 1 in 5,359 |
| Kentucky | #511 | 5 | 1 in 6,709 |
| Alabama | #581 | 5 | 1 in 7,331 |
| Florida | #642 | 5 | 1 in 8,599 |
| Louisiana | #648 | 5 | 1 in 7,876 |
| New York | #764 | 12 | 1 in 13,729 |
| Texas | #850 | 10 | 1 in 11,483 |
| California | #914 | 10 | 1 in 15,642 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #100 (210 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 65 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1880
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1880–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 433
- Highest: 1 in 433 girls born in 1880 were named Matilda (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,918 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 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 1956
girls
#948
113 births · 1 in 17,767 girls
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 17,767 of them was named Matilda, which outranked 86.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).