How Many People Are Named Matilde?
An estimated 1,971 people in the United States have the first name Matilde. It is predominantly female (93.6%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Matilde peaked in popularity in 1927 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Matilde 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 Matilde paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,971
About 1 in 173,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.6% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1927
74 births
Total Registered
3,411
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Matilde
Matilde is predominantly female (93.6%), though 218 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Matilde as a male name
Ranked #4,749 in 1976
7 male births in 1976
Peak: 1936 (13 births)
Matilde as a female name
Ranked #4,002 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (65 births)
Matilde: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Matilde span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 469 babies were registered. While Matilde is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Matilde by Decade
How has Matilde 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.
Matilde by State
Birth registrations for Matilde span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Colorado, Florida, Arizona. On average, about 263 Matildes were registered per state.
Matilde + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Matilde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Matilde
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Matilde: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Matilde?
We estimate approximately 1,971 people named Matilde 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 173,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Matilde a common name?
Matilde is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,411 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Matilde most popular?
Matilde reached peak popularity in 1927, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Matilde is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Matilde a female name?
Matilde is predominantly female. 93.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Matilde Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Matilde Smith, Matilde Johnson, Matilde 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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