Mathilde is a distinctive choice, ranked #1895 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mathilde in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1895
About the Name Mathilde
Mathilde has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 277 places in five years. It was most popular in 2005 at #851 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mathilde is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mathilde
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Mathilde per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mathilde in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mathilde has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 277 places in the last five years. Its peak was #851 in 2005. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Mathilde is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mathilde include: Mathilde Warnier — Mathilde Warnier is a French actress, model, and columnist.; Mathilde Ollivier — Mathilde Ollivier is a French actress, producer and model.; Mathilde Panot — Mathilde Françoise Panot is a French politician who has served as the president of the La France Insoumise group in the National Assembly since October 2021..
Mathilde does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mathildes in the wild.
15
UK babies named Mathilde (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 277 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mathilde
Likely around 1 other Mathilde in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mathilde
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mathilde Warnier is a French actress, model, and columnist. In 2011, she became known for an exchange with Nicolas Bedos on the set of the show Au Field de la nuit.
Mathilde Françoise Panot is a French politician who has served as the president of the La France Insoumise group in the National Assembly since October 2021. She has also represented Val-de-Marne's 10th constituency in the National Assembly since 2017.
Mathilde Blind, was a German-born English poet, fiction writer, biographer, essayist and critic. In the early 1870s she emerged as a pioneering female aesthete in a mostly male community of artists and writers.
Mathilde Laetitia Wilhelmine Bonaparte, Princesse Française, Princess of San Donato, was a French princess and salonnière. She was a daughter of Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte and his second wife, Catharina of Württemberg, daughter of King Frederick I of Württemberg.
Mathilde-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinska, also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya upon her marriage, was a Polish-Russian ballerina from the noble Krzesiński family. Her father, Felix Kschessinsky, and her brother and sister danced in Saint Petersburg.
Mathilde Friederike Karoline Ludendorff was a German psychiatrist and author on several subjects such as philosophy, politics, and religion. She was a leading figure in the Völkisch movement known for her unorthodox (esoteric) and conspiratorial ideas.