Matilda

Meaning and origin of Matilda

Popularity of Matilda in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2020.
• Over recent years, Matilda has been stable (−0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Matilda every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

Matilda in English-speaking countries

Matilda ranks 25^th in New Zealand, 25^th in England and Wales and 110^th in Ireland, against 895^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  25^th girls’ name286 babies in 3 years1 girl in 147+0.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  25^th girls’ name3,881 babies in 3 years1 girl in 198−1.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  112^th girls’ name57 babies in 3 years1 girl in 395

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  111^th girls’ name119 babies in 3 years1 girl in 457−2.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  110^th girls’ name126 babies in 3 years1 girl in 515+2.3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  189^th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 749

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  211^th girls’ name157 babies in 3 years1 girl in 984+6.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  401^st girls’ name2,319 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,084+3.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Mathilda135
• Matylda10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Matilda

• Marylou
• Madison
• Marie-Lou
• Adeline
• Adaline
• Shaïna
• Caroline
• Erika
• Louana
• Millie
• Matilde
• Louiza

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin