How Many People Are Named Mathilde?
An estimated 669 people in the United States have the first name Mathilde. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Mathilde peaked in popularity in 1894 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mathilde as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mathilde paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
669
About 1 in 512,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1894
32 births
Total Registered
1,772
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mathilde
Mathilde is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,772 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mathilde as a female name
Ranked #7,806 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1894 (32 births)
Mathilde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mathilde span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 253 babies were registered. While Mathilde is less common than at its peak in the 1890s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mathilde by Decade
How has Mathilde tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mathilde by State
Birth registrations for Mathilde span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, New York, California. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 38 Mathildes were registered per state.
Mathilde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mathilde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mathilde
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mathilde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mathilde?
We estimate approximately 669 people named Mathilde are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 512,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Mathilde a common name?
Mathilde is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,772 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mathilde most popular?
Mathilde reached peak popularity in 1894, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mathilde is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mathilde a female name?
Mathilde is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mathilde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mathilde Smith, Mathilde Johnson, Mathilde Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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