424,417births recorded
27Countries
6Variants
1998Peak · Sweden
#5Portugal 2023
Matilda is a girl name family recorded 424,417 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#5 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in Sweden in 1998, at 1,066.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Mathilde (France, Denmark), Matilde (Italy, Argentina), Matylda (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Matilda
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathilde | French | 146,870 | 🇫🇷 France | #121 | 1996 | ▼ 59 % |
| Mathilde | French | 15,336 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | #40 | 2004 | – |
| Mathilde | French | 4,253 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #40 | 2004 | ▲ 42 % |
| Mathilde | French | 2,012 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #398 | 1998 | ▲ 16 % |
| Mathilde | French | 1,793 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 1887 | ▼ 14 % |
| Mathilde | French | 1,600 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #151 | 2000 | ▼ 29 % |
| Matilde | Italian | 63,082 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #7 | 2025 | – |
| Matilde | Italian | 23,808 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #746 | 1923 | ▲ 25 % |
| Matilde | Italian | 9,718 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #5 | 2017 | – |
| Matilde | Italian | 3,438 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4878 | 1883 | ▲ 4 % |
| Matilde | Italian | 2,304 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2010 | – |
| Matilde | Italian | 1,705 | 🇫🇷 France | #933 | 2016 | ▼ 37 % |
| Matilda | Swedish | 37,280 | 🇺🇸 United States | #364 | 1886 | ▲ 61 % |
| Matilda | Swedish | 31,414 | 🏴 England & Wales | #19 | 2016 | ▶ 0 % |
| Matilda | Swedish | 8,608 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #143 | 1998 | ▼ 64 % |
| Matilda | Swedish | 5,685 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #16 | 2022 | – |
| Matilda | Swedish | 4,627 | 🇦🇺 Victoria (AU) | #9 | 2022 | – |
| Matilda | Swedish | 4,535 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #247 | 2011 | ▲ 592 % |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 7,527 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4352 | 1889 | ▼ 31 % |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 4,100 | 🇫🇷 France | #1069 | 2000 | ▼ 65 % |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 2,720 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #386 | 1998 | ▼ 60 % |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 1,939 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #23 | 2025 | – |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 1,399 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #59 | 2025 | ▲ 206 % |
| Mathilda | Swedish | 1,138 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1454 | 2007 | ▼ 51 % |
| Matylda | Polish | 16,169 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #46 | 2020 | ▲ 88 % |
| Matylda | Polish | 606 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1719 | 2019 | ▼ 58 % |
| Matylda | Polish | 156 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2019 | – |
| Matylda | Polish | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2017 | – |
| Matylda | Polish | 94 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2016 | – |
| Matylda | Polish | 88 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #87 | 2025 | – |
| Mathylde | French | 425 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2002 | – |
| Mathylde | French | 10 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2009 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Mathilde ↔ Matilda — checked by hand
- Mathilde ↔ Matilde — checked by hand
- Mathilde ↔ Mathilda — checked by hand
- Matilda ↔ Matylda — spelling variant
- Mathilde ↔ Mathylde — spelling variant
Questions about Matilda
How popular is the name Matilda?
In 2023 it ranked #5 in Portugal. Official registers record 424,417 births across 27 countries.
What is Matilda in other languages?
Mathilde (French); Matilde (Italian); Mathilda (Swedish); Matylda (Polish); Mathylde (French).
When was Matilda most popular?
It peaked in Sweden in 1998, at 1,066.2 births per 100,000.
Is Matilda a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Matilda is a girl name.