Matilde is a distinctive choice, ranked #1166 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Matilde in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1166
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About the Name Matilde
Matilde is steadily gaining in popularity, up 29 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #864 in 2019, and it currently sits at #1036. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Matilde is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Matilde in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Matilde
Matilde Powers — Matilde Hersland Powers is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats.
Matilde Fantin — Matilde Fantin is an Italian ice hockey player for Penn State.
Matilde Zimmermann — Matilde Zimmermann is an American author and professor who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for United States Vice President in 1980.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Matilde
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Matilde per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Matilde in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Matilde is declining: down 101 places since 2020, to #1,166 in 2025. It peaked at #864 in 2019.
Matilde 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 Matilde include: Matilde Powers, Matilde Fantin and Matilde Zimmermann. Short summaries for each appear below.
Matilde does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Matildes in the wild.
28
UK babies named Matilde (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 101 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Matilde
Almost certainly the only Matilde in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Matilde
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Matilde Mota Veiga Santiago Fidalgo is a Portuguese professional former footballer who last played as a right-back or a centre-back for Famalicão and the Portugal women's national team.