Is Matilde a boy or girl name?

Matilde is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,438 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 93.7% were girls and 6.3% were boys.

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Matilde

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Matilde was most popular in 1927, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,555 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,438 people named Matilde.

Matilde over time

Births per year. The dot marks Matilde’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Matilde a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Matilde is mostly a girl’s name — 93.7% of the 3,438 Americans given it were girls and 6.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Matilde

Where Matilde is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org