Given name
Mathilda
“one who is mighty in battle”
In Swedish use, Mathilda is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Mathilda is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Mathilda is a variant of Matilda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Swedish use, Mathilda is a variant of Matilda. The history of Matilda gives this family its wider story. Use of Matilda was revived during the 18th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mathilda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,527
- 0 boys · 7,527 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 180 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,423 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,423 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 180 in 1918. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,526 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mathilda’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Mathilda has a related form in Matilda. In English usage, Mathilda has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Matylda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mathilda has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mathilda
- Mathilda Hodgkins-ByrneBritish rowerborn 1994
- Mathilda RotkirchFinnish artist and noble (1813-1842)
- Mathilda WredeFinnish christian missionary (1864–1928)
- Mathilda MallingSwedish writer1864–1942
- Mathilda d'OrozcoSwedish noble1796–1863
- Mathilda RoosSwedish writer (1852–1908)
- Mathilda Lindholmbadminton playerborn 1995
- Mathilda GelhaarSwedish actress1813–1889
- Mathilda LundströmSwedish handball playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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