Matilde is a distinctive choice, ranked #1036 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Matilde in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1036
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 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 Matilde
Unlikely. With around 33 UK babies named Matilde per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Matilde in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Matilde is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 29 places over the last five years to #1036 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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.
33
UK babies named Matilde (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 29 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
Likely around 1 other Matilde in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Hersland Powers is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2022 Danish general election.
Matilde Fantin is an Italian ice hockey player for Penn State. She is a member of the Italian women's national ice hockey team and participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Matilde Zimmermann is an American author and professor who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for United States Vice President in 1980. The party had three different presidential candidates that year, Andrew Pulley, Richard H.
Matilde Villa is an Italian basketball player for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Femminile. She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the 32nd pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.
Princess Matilde zu Fürstenberg is an Italian equestrian and horse breeder. She is a member of the House of Borromeo, an Italian noble family with historic ties to the Catholic Church and the Duchy of Milan.
Matilde Kimer is a Danish journalist working as a foreign correspondent for Danmarks Radio (DR). She is known for her reports on the Russian-Ukrainian war and has received numerous awards for her work in the field.
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. Fidalgo made her senior debut for Portugal in September 2013 and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.