Name meaning & stats
Matilda
Matilda means “mighty in battle” (Germanic origin). 16,254 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“mighty in battle”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
16,254 US babies were named Matilda between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Matilda (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Matilda is the main spelling
- Matilda 99%
- Matylda 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)