Girls' name · since 1919
Matylda
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.
- #22,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
156 girls have been named Matylda since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matylda has been recorded 156 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2023.
- #22,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 156 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Matylda ranks #22,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Matylda's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Matylda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Matylda's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Matylda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023
- Peak year (2019)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Matylda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Matylda's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Matylda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (56% of all-time use).
Matylda by state
Where Matylda concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 156 births nationwide.
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What to do with Matylda's data
- Matylda's decade-level peak was the 2010s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Matyldas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Matylda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1919–2023 (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 Matylda 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.