Matilda

Matilda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “battle-mighty”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: muh-TIL-duh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Germanic elements maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'. Matilda has long use in English and continental Europe; Mathilda is a common variant.

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How popular is Matilda?

2024231 per million US babies

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Babies named Matilda in 2024769

2024 rank#410 girls

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 188036,438

Matilda is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Matilda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Maddisonson of Maud · English
Tillybattle strength · Germanic
Maudemighty in battle · Germanic
Maudmighty in battle · Germanic
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic

Matilda questions

What does the name Matilda mean?

Matilda means "battle-mighty". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic elements maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'. Matilda has long use in English and continental Europe; Mathilda is a common variant.

Is Matilda a boy or girl name?

Matilda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Matilda?

769 US babies were named Matilda in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Matilda?

Matilda is usually pronounced muh-TIL-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.