Boy or Girl

Is Mathilda a boy or girl name?

Mathilda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 0 boys were named Mathilda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,495 US babies named Mathilda were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#4,609
Babies named Mathilda since 1880
7,495
Most popular year
1918
180 babies
Babies named Mathilda each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mathilda from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Mathilda, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s01,065100%
1890s01,323100%
1900s0960100%
1910s01,357100%
1920s01,057100%
1930s0376100%
1940s0190100%
1950s0134100%
1960s0106100%
1970s073100%
1980s025100%
1990s065100%
2000s0214100%
2010s0380100%
2020s0170100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–30#4,609
20230–26#5,079
20220–36#4,082
20210–46#3,422
20200–32#4,329
20190–38#3,886
20180–41#3,717
20170–33#4,344
20160–38#3,973
20150–52#3,198
20140–36#4,159
20130–33#4,390
20120–41#3,832
20110–34#4,324
20100–34#4,367
20090–40#3,926
20080–21#6,489
20070–19#7,000
20060–20#6,519
20050–12#9,242
20040–20#6,131
20030–24#5,190
20020–21#5,605
20010–20#5,739
20000–17#6,385
19990–13#7,541
19980–22#4,887
19970–7#11,620
19960–11#7,928
19950–12#7,358
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–5#13,097
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–5#11,786
19840–7#8,773
19830–8#7,767
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–0–
19790–6#9,711
19780–8#7,385
19770–7#8,074
19760–5#10,254
19750–5#10,003
19740–11#5,218
19730–6#8,042
19720–6#7,874
19710–8#6,387
19700–11#4,959
19690–6#7,151
19680–10#4,675
19670–8#5,274
19660–12#3,873
19650–12#3,874
19640–15#3,461
19630–12#3,955
19620–9#4,754
19610–12#3,933
19600–10#4,359
19590–14#3,372
19580–15#3,183
19570–16#2,997
19560–14#3,268
19550–14#3,181
19540–9#4,172
19530–18#2,567
19520–9#4,016
19510–13#3,053
19500–12#3,164
19490–12#3,114
19480–17#2,464
19470–17#2,507
19460–11#3,159
19450–19#1,970
19440–16#2,258
19430–30#1,548
19420–22#1,847
19410–21#1,784
19400–25#1,573
19390–28#1,413
19380–28#1,430
19370–34#1,248
19360–37#1,177
19350–44#1,048
19340–38#1,160
19330–31#1,303
19320–47#1,039
19310–42#1,099
19300–47#1,080
19290–47#1,074
19280–57#989
19270–79#829
19260–88#772
19250–100#739
19240–113#702
19230–140#624
19220–140#622
19210–147#596
19200–146#595
19190–142#590
19180–180#512
19170–164#524
19160–170#496
19150–146#520
19140–142#460
19130–101#508
19120–120#430
19110–97#408
19100–95#405
19090–84#398
19080–85#394
19070–90#371
19060–102#331
19050–84#372
19040–101#325
19030–88#333
19020–104#310
19010–109#287
19000–113#314
18990–127#249
18980–130#266
18970–108#274
18960–121#260
18950–127#246
18940–136#229
18930–148#210
18920–150#207
18910–138#197
18900–138#201
18890–168#175
18880–133#195
18870–138#171
18860–120#184
18850–102#186
18840–95#185
18830–100#168
18820–68#202
18810–69#180
18800–72#177

Highest rank

Mathilda has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #168 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mathilda

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.