Recorded 1919–2023 Girls' name Peak 2019 156 births

Matylda — girls' name

156 babies named Matylda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s52000s322010s882020s26
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Matylda was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

14 babies were named Matylda in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matylda

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Matylda between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Matylda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matylda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Matylda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matylda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matylda 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 156 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.

Matylda at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

156

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

2019

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Matylda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
14
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
46810121416 2023201920162013201020071919 5

Matylda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
88 births that decade — 56% of Matylda's all-time total
1910s51920s52000s322010s882020s26

Matylda by state

Where Matylda concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matylda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.2%
New York share of Matylda's total US births 3.2%

5 of 156 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matylda?
156 babies have been named Matylda since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 14 births.
When was Matylda most popular?
Matylda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Matylda most popular?
The top states for the name Matylda are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Matylda been used?
Matylda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Matylda?
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, 1919–2023 (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.