Matilda is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Matilda is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #365 for girl births in the United States (and #754 across all names), given to 838 babies. Matilda was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (838 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 838 | 838 | #365 | — |
| 2024 | 773 | 773 | #411 | — |
| 2023 | 708 | 708 | #439 | — |
| 2022 | 758 | 758 | #417 | — |
| 2021 | 673 | 673 | #466 | — |
| 2020 | 640 | 640 | #478 | — |
| 2019 | 696 | 696 | #448 | — |
| 2018 | 643 | 643 | #489 | — |
| 2017 | 599 | 599 | #522 | — |
| 2016 | 631 | 631 | #496 | — |
| 2015 | 583 | 583 | #537 | — |
| 2014 | 523 | 523 | #582 | — |
| 2013 | 437 | 437 | #648 | — |
| 2012 | 433 | 433 | #657 | — |
| 2011 | 353 | 353 | #771 | — |
| 2010 | 343 | 343 | #799 | — |
| 2009 | 375 | 375 | #762 | — |
| 2008 | 344 | 344 | #827 | — |
| 2007 | 201 | 201 | #1,235 | — |
| 2006 | 180 | 180 | #1,303 | — |
| 2005 | 124 | 124 | #1,627 | — |
| 2004 | 94 | 94 | #1,983 | — |
| 2003 | 105 | 105 | #1,799 | — |
| 2002 | 111 | 111 | #1,665 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #1,789 | — |
| 2000 | 78 | 78 | #2,097 | — |
| 1999 | 74 | 74 | #2,090 | — |
| 1998 | 92 | 92 | #1,728 | — |
| 1997 | 82 | — | #1,824 | — |
| 1996 | 47 | — | #2,656 | — |
| 1995 | 43 | — | #2,826 | — |
| 1994 | 36 | — | #3,200 | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #4,063 | — |
| 1992 | 29 | — | #3,745 | — |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #3,688 | — |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,780 | — |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #3,750 | — |
| 1988 | 36 | — | #2,911 | — |
| 1987 | 35 | — | #2,822 | — |
| 1986 | 25 | — | #3,513 | — |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #2,779 | — |
| 1984 | 33 | — | #2,763 | — |
| 1983 | 36 | — | #2,535 | — |
| 1982 | 53 | — | #1,980 | — |
| 1981 | 42 | — | #2,360 | — |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #2,518 | — |
| 1979 | 56 | — | #1,892 | — |
| 1978 | 37 | — | #2,411 | — |
| 1977 | 57 | — | #1,792 | — |
| 1976 | 54 | — | #1,762 | — |
| 1975 | 66 | — | #1,538 | — |
| 1974 | 68 | — | #1,464 | — |
| 1973 | 63 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1972 | 64 | — | #1,498 | — |
| 1971 | 75 | — | #1,414 | — |
| 1970 | 80 | — | #1,325 | — |
| 1969 | 77 | — | #1,285 | — |
| 1968 | 76 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1967 | 68 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1966 | 87 | — | #1,140 | — |
| 1965 | 94 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1964 | 127 | — | #939 | — |
| 1963 | 126 | — | #942 | — |
| 1962 | 101 | — | #1,078 | — |
| 1961 | 108 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1960 | 119 | — | #983 | — |
| 1959 | 122 | — | #956 | — |
| 1958 | 108 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1957 | 95 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1956 | 113 | — | #950 | — |
| 1955 | 121 | — | #888 | — |
| 1954 | 113 | — | #907 | — |
| 1953 | 116 | — | #873 | — |
| 1952 | 122 | — | #829 | — |
| 1951 | 129 | — | #784 | — |
| 1950 | 140 | — | #724 | — |
| 1949 | 138 | — | #723 | — |
| 1948 | 135 | — | #729 | — |
| 1947 | 133 | — | #743 | — |
| 1946 | 129 | — | #711 | — |
| 1945 | 85 | — | #821 | — |
| 1944 | 121 | — | #678 | — |
| 1943 | 127 | — | #675 | — |
| 1942 | 131 | — | #655 | — |
| 1941 | 130 | — | #621 | — |
| 1940 | 155 | — | #555 | — |
| 1939 | 128 | — | #592 | — |
| 1938 | 152 | — | #555 | — |
| 1937 | 168 | — | #508 | — |
| 1936 | 196 | — | #458 | — |
| 1935 | 194 | — | #458 | — |
| 1934 | 201 | — | #457 | — |
| 1933 | 200 | — | #465 | — |
| 1932 | 251 | — | #412 | — |
| 1931 | 239 | — | #416 | — |
| 1930 | 304 | — | #390 | — |
| 1929 | 342 | — | #355 | — |
| 1928 | 396 | — | #337 | — |
| 1927 | 419 | — | #329 | — |
| 1926 | 417 | — | #324 | — |
| 1925 | 474 | — | #304 | — |
| 1924 | 531 | — | #287 | — |
| 1923 | 570 | — | #271 | — |
| 1922 | 631 | — | #259 | #4,725 |
| 1921 | 606 | — | #274 | — |
| 1920 | 635 | — | #261 | — |
| 1919 | 645 | — | #253 | — |
| 1918 | 690 | — | #243 | — |
| 1917 | 685 | — | #239 | — |
| 1916 | 665 | — | #240 | — |
| 1915 | 682 | — | #232 | — |
| 1914 | 494 | — | #241 | — |
| 1913 | 432 | — | #230 | — |
| 1912 | 398 | — | #224 | — |
| 1911 | 321 | — | #222 | — |
| 1910 | 281 | — | #227 | — |
| 1909 | 280 | — | #204 | — |
| 1908 | 284 | — | #197 | — |
| 1907 | 322 | — | #173 | — |
| 1906 | 295 | — | #173 | — |
| 1905 | 268 | — | #187 | — |
| 1904 | 285 | — | #172 | — |
| 1903 | 245 | — | #187 | — |
| 1902 | 290 | — | #165 | — |
| 1901 | 275 | — | #167 | — |
| 1900 | 348 | — | #161 | — |
| 1899 | 312 | — | #149 | — |
| 1898 | 349 | — | #144 | — |
| 1897 | 326 | — | #146 | — |
| 1896 | 339 | — | #142 | — |
| 1895 | 339 | — | #135 | — |
| 1894 | 295 | — | #149 | — |
| 1893 | 328 | — | #130 | — |
| 1892 | 332 | — | #130 | — |
| 1891 | 336 | — | #120 | — |
| 1890 | 293 | — | #133 | — |
| 1889 | 320 | — | #119 | — |
| 1888 | 328 | — | #112 | — |
| 1887 | 266 | — | #114 | — |
| 1886 | 309 | — | #104 | — |
| 1885 | 265 | — | #107 | #1,036 |
| 1884 | 244 | — | #108 | — |
| 1883 | 167 | — | #125 | — |
| 1882 | 242 | — | #103 | — |
| 1881 | 187 | — | #106 | — |
| 1880 | 210 | — | #101 | — |