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Matilda name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Matilda ranks #365 in female records (838 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#365 · 838 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 65 female records (773 to 838); rank moved from #411 to #365.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 165 female records (673 to 838); rank moved from #466 to #365.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 838 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Matilda becoming more popular?

Matilda's reported female count increased by 65 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #411 to #365. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Matilda. That is not a count of zero.

Matilda in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MatildaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8380201620252016: 631 female records2017: 599 female records2018: 643 female records2019: 696 female records2020: 640 female records2021: 673 female records2022: 758 female records2023: 708 female records2024: 773 female records2025: 838 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025838365——
2024773411——
2023708439——
2022758417——
2021673466——
2020640478——
2019696448——
2018643489——
2017599522——
2016631496——

Questions about Matilda’s popularity

How common is Matilda in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Matilda ranks #365 in female records (838 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Matilda?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Matilda only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Matilda creates a match.

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