Girl name#588 of girl names
Matilda
Pronounced M AH0 T IH1 L D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
How popular is Matilda?
Matilda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 43,933 children — the 588th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 96% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 799 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AH0 T IH1 L D AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Matilda
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Matilda
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Matilda?
- Matilda ranks 588th among girls' names in US records, with 43,933 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,071.
- Is Matilda a unisex name?
- No. Matilda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Matilda most popular?
- 2024, when 799 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.