Matilde
How to say it: muh-TIL-duh · /məˈtɪldə/
Spanish and Italian form of Matilda, from Old High German 'might + battle' meaning 'mighty in battle'.
Matilde was the 3,646th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 27 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1900s, its births are down about 6% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,399 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,646 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 27 |
| Share of births | 1 in 122,790 |
| Peak decade | 1900s |
| Change over 10 years | −6% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,399 |
| In France, 2025 | #756 among girls’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Matilde has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Matilde is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #756 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Matilde
- Matilde Camus (1919–2012)Spanish poet
- Matilde Serao (1856–1927)Italian journalist and writer, editor
- Matilde Hidalgo (1889–1974)Ecuadorian physician and suffragist
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