How Many People Are Named Matilda?
An estimated 14,507 people in the United States have the first name Matilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Matilda peaked in popularity in 2024 with 769 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matilda 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 Matilda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,507
About 1 in 23,627 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
769 births
Total Registered
36,438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matilda
Matilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 36,438 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Matilda as a male name
Ranked #4,725 in 1922
5 male births in 1922
Peak: 1885 (5 births)
Matilda as a female name
Ranked #410 in 2024
769 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (769 births)
Matilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matilda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 5,293 babies were registered. While Matilda is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Matilda by Decade
How has Matilda 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,538 | 5 | 2,533 | |
| 1890s | 3,249 | 0 | 3,249 | |
| 1900s | 2,892 | 0 | 2,892 | |
| 1910s | 5,293 | 0 | 5,293 | |
| 1920s | 5,021 | 5 | 5,016 | |
| 1930s | 2,033 | 0 | 2,033 | |
| 1940s | 1,284 | 0 | 1,284 | |
| 1950s | 1,179 | 0 | 1,179 | |
| 1960s | 983 | 0 | 983 | |
| 1970s | 621 | 0 | 621 | |
| 1980s | 359 | 0 | 359 | |
| 1990s | 486 | 0 | 486 | |
| 2000s | 1,712 | 0 | 1,712 | |
| 2010s | 5,241 | 0 | 5,241 | |
| 2020s | 3,547 | 0 | 3,547 | |
Matilda by State
Birth registrations for Matilda span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Montana, Alaska, New Hampshire. On average, about 477 Matildas were registered per state.
Matilda + Last Name Combinations
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Matilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matilda?
We estimate approximately 14,507 people named Matilda 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 23,627 Americans share this first name.
Is Matilda a common name?
Matilda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36,438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matilda most popular?
Matilda reached peak popularity in 2024, when 769 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matilda is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matilda a female name?
Matilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matilda Smith, Matilda Johnson, Matilda 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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