US rank #7573 Girls' name Peak 1894 1,772 births

Mathilde — #7573 US girls' name

1,772 babies named Mathilde in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1831890s2531900s1871910s2441920s1821930s491940s111950s131960s51970s111980s181990s962000s1802010s2372020s103
#7573
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

1890s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Mathilde was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

32 babies were named Mathilde in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mathilde

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,772 babies named Mathilde between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mathilde currently holds the #7573 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mathilde performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mathilde shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mathilde in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mathilde in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,772 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mathilde at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,772

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1894

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

#7,573

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mathilde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1894)
32
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
010203040 202420111998197119281915190218891880 11

Mathilde by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
253 births that decade — 14% of Mathilde's all-time total
1880s1831890s2531900s1871910s2441920s1821930s491940s111950s131960s51970s111980s181990s962000s1802010s2372020s103

Mathilde by state

Where Mathilde concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mathilde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
101 5.7%
#2 New York
72 4.1%
#3 California
28 1.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
10 0.6%
#5 Texas
10 0.6%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
Louisiana share of Mathilde's total US births 5.7%
Even split

101 of 1,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mathilde?
1,772 babies have been named Mathilde since 1880. It currently ranks #7573 among girls. The peak year was 1894 with 32 births.
When was Mathilde most popular?
Mathilde was most popular in the 1890s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
Where is Mathilde most popular?
The top states for the name Mathilde are Louisiana (101 births), New York (72 births), California (28 births).
How long has the name Mathilde been used?
Mathilde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mathilde?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mattie, Matilda, Mathilda, Matthew, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.