Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Mathilde

Gender

Female

Origin

Germanic
Mighty battle maiden
French
Strong in war

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mathilde

Pronunciation

m(a)-thil-de, math(i)-lde

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #1360, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202521
202414
202328
202220
202123
202018
201920
201828
201729
201624

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #851, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1639, 18 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202518
202415
202313
202226
202114
202018
201920
201812
201722
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #603, 6 births); most recent 1999 (rank #3255, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #11, 5,122 births); most recent 2023 (rank #101, 569 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–569
2022–665
2021–731
2020–760
2019–898
2018–1,092
2017–1,158
2016–1,250
2015–1,300
2014–1,371

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #750, 4 births); most recent 2009 (rank #891, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #668, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence