Girls' name · since 1880
Mathilda
Mathilda has 7,527 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,527
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
7,527 babies have been named Mathilda since 1880, making it today's #4352 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathilda has been recorded 7,527 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #4352 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,527 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mathilda ranks #1,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,527 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,527
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mathilda's 7,527 recorded births place it above 97.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Mathilda compares
7,527 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mathilda's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mathilda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mathilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mathilda splits its recorded history at 1947: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 180 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mathilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mathilda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,357 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Mathilda's strongest decade.
1,357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Mathilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
1,065 births
- 1890s
1890s
1,323 births
- 1900s
1900s
960 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,357 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,057 births
- 1930s 376
1930s
376 births
- 1940s 190
1940s
190 births
- 1950s 134
1950s
134 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 214
2000s
214 births
- 2010s 380
2010s
380 births
- 2020s 202
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,357 births (18% of all-time use).
How Mathilda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mathilda's total volume
Mathilda by state
Where Mathilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 415 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 333 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 283 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 175 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 158 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 122 | 1.6% |
| #7 | California | | 110 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 91 | 1.2% |
415 of 7,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Mathilda appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mathilda's data
- Mathilda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,357 total births); usage has since declined to 202 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Mathildas (415 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mathilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mathilda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.