Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Matilda

#726 most common girls' name of all time · #1,316 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#726
Rank overall
#1,316 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
37,280
Since 2016
6,959
Peak year
2025 #364
Best rank
#101 1880
Girls Boys peak 838/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Matilda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 838 — 838 #364
2024 773 — 773 #410
2023 708 — 708 #438
2022 758 — 758 #417
2021 673 — 673 #465
2020 640 — 640 #478
2019 696 — 696 #448
2018 643 — 643 #489
2017 599 — 599 #521
2016 631 — 631 #496
2015 583 — 583 #534
2014 523 — 523 #582
2013 437 — 437 #648
2012 433 — 433 #657
2011 353 — 353 #770
2010 343 — 343 #797
2009 375 — 375 #760
2008 344 — 344 #825
2007 201 — 201 #1,233
2006 180 — 180 #1,299
2005 124 — 124 #1,624
2004 94 — 94 #1,973
2003 105 — 105 #1,787
2002 111 — 111 #1,654
2001 100 — 100 #1,777
2000 78 — 78 #2,089
1999 74 — 74 #2,073
1998 92 — 92 #1,721
1997 82 — 82 #1,816
1996 47 — 47 #2,631
1995 43 — 43 #2,789
1994 36 — 36 #3,168
1993 26 — 26 #3,989
1992 29 — 29 #3,680
1991 29 — 29 #3,633
1990 28 — 28 #3,715
1989 27 — 27 #3,675
1988 36 — 36 #2,867
1987 35 — 35 #2,780
1986 25 — 25 #3,459
1985 34 — 34 #2,749
1984 33 — 33 #2,730
1983 36 — 36 #2,516
1982 53 — 53 #1,965
1981 42 — 42 #2,342
1980 38 — 38 #2,486
1979 56 — 56 #1,874
1978 37 — 37 #2,390
1977 57 — 57 #1,774
1976 54 — 54 #1,747
1975 66 — 66 #1,527
1974 68 — 68 #1,464
1973 63 — 63 #1,496
1972 64 — 64 #1,488
1971 75 — 75 #1,407
1970 80 — 80 #1,320
1969 77 — 77 #1,276
1968 76 — 76 #1,258
1967 68 — 68 #1,324
1966 87 — 87 #1,135
1965 94 — 94 #1,080
1964 127 — 127 #932
1963 126 — 126 #940
1962 101 — 101 #1,074
1961 108 — 108 #1,057
1960 119 — 119 #980
1959 122 — 122 #951
1958 108 — 108 #1,000
1957 95 — 95 #1,067
1956 113 — 113 #948
1955 121 — 121 #885
1954 113 — 113 #905
1953 116 — 116 #871
1952 122 — 122 #825
1951 129 — 129 #780
1950 140 — 140 #723
1949 138 — 138 #722
1948 135 — 135 #728
1947 133 — 133 #741
1946 129 — 129 #711
1945 85 — 85 #819
1944 121 — 121 #677
1943 127 — 127 #673
1942 131 — 131 #653
1941 130 — 130 #620
1940 155 — 155 #554
1939 128 — 128 #591
1938 152 — 152 #552
1937 168 — 168 #507
1936 196 — 196 #457
1935 194 — 194 #458
1934 201 — 201 #457
1933 200 — 200 #465
1932 251 — 251 #410
1931 239 — 239 #415
1930 304 — 304 #390
1929 342 — 342 #354
1928 396 — 396 #336
1927 419 — 419 #328
1926 417 — 417 #323
1925 474 — 474 #304
1924 531 — 531 #287
1923 570 — 570 #270
1922 626 5 631 #259
1921 606 — 606 #273
1920 635 — 635 #261
1919 645 — 645 #253
1918 690 — 690 #243
1917 685 — 685 #239
1916 665 — 665 #240
1915 682 — 682 #231
1914 494 — 494 #240
1913 432 — 432 #230
1912 398 — 398 #223
1911 321 — 321 #221
1910 281 — 281 #227
1909 280 — 280 #204
1908 284 — 284 #196
1907 322 — 322 #173
1906 295 — 295 #173
1905 268 — 268 #187
1904 285 — 285 #172
1903 245 — 245 #187
1902 290 — 290 #165
1901 275 — 275 #165
1900 348 — 348 #161
1899 312 — 312 #149
1898 349 — 349 #144
1897 326 — 326 #146
1896 339 — 339 #141
1895 339 — 339 #135
1894 295 — 295 #148
1893 328 — 328 #130
1892 332 — 332 #129
1891 336 — 336 #120
1890 293 — 293 #133
1889 320 — 320 #118
1888 328 — 328 #112
1887 266 — 266 #114
1886 309 — 309 #104
1885 260 5 265 #107
1884 244 — 244 #108
1883 167 — 167 #124
1882 242 — 242 #103
1881 187 — 187 #106
1880 210 — 210 #101