Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition

Matilda

muh-TIL-duh · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Mighty in battle
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · warrior
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#410
2024 births769
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births36,428
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MattieTilly
Alternate spellings
MatyldaMathilda
In other languages
Matilda (English)Mathilde (French)Matylda (Polish/Czech)Mechthild (German)

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Notable people named Matilda

Empress Matilda (12th c.)
Matilda of Flanders