Is Matilda a boy or girl name?
Matilda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 769 girls and 0 boys were named Matilda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 36,438 US babies named Matilda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #410
- Babies named Matilda since 1880
- 36,438
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 769 babies
Boys and girls named Matilda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,533 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,249 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 2,892 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 5,293 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 5,016 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,033 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,284 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,179 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 983 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 621 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 486 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,712 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,241 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,547 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 769 | #410 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 708 | #438 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 758 | #417 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 673 | #465 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 639 | #478 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 696 | #448 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 643 | #489 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 599 | #522 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 631 | #496 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 583 | #536 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 523 | #582 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 437 | #648 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 433 | #657 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 353 | #771 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 343 | #799 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 375 | #762 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 344 | #827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,235 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,303 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,627 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,798 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,665 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,789 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,090 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,728 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,824 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,656 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,825 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,200 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,063 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,744 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,688 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,781 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,750 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,911 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,822 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,513 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,779 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,764 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,536 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,980 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,360 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,518 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,892 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,411 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,793 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,762 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,538 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,464 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,504 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,484 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,415 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,325 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,285 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,262 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,332 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,140 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,084 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 127 | #939 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 126 | #942 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,078 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,059 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 119 | #983 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 122 | #956 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,002 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,070 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 113 | #950 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 121 | #888 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 113 | #907 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 116 | #873 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 122 | #829 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 129 | #784 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 140 | #724 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 138 | #723 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 135 | #729 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 133 | #743 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 129 | #711 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 85 | #821 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 121 | #678 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 127 | #675 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 131 | #656 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 130 | #621 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 155 | #555 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 128 | #592 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 152 | #555 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 168 | #508 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 196 | #458 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 194 | #458 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 201 | #457 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 200 | #465 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 251 | #412 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 239 | #416 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 304 | #390 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 342 | #355 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 396 | #337 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 419 | #329 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 417 | #324 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 474 | #304 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 531 | #287 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 570 | #271 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,725 | 626 | #259 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 606 | #274 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 635 | #261 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 645 | #253 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 690 | #243 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 685 | #239 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 665 | #240 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 682 | #232 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 494 | #241 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 432 | #230 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 398 | #224 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 321 | #222 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 281 | #227 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 280 | #204 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 284 | #197 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 322 | #173 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 295 | #173 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 268 | #187 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 285 | #172 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 245 | #187 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 290 | #165 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 275 | #167 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 348 | #161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 312 | #149 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 349 | #144 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 326 | #146 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 339 | #142 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 339 | #135 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 295 | #149 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 328 | #130 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 332 | #130 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 336 | #120 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 293 | #133 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 320 | #119 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 328 | #112 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 266 | #114 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 309 | #104 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,036 | 260 | #107 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 244 | #108 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 167 | #125 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 242 | #103 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 187 | #106 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 210 | #101 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Matilda reached #1,036 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #101 in 1880. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Matilda
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.