Is Matilyn a boy or girl name?

Matilyn is a girl’s name. Of the 947 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Matilyn

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Matilyn was most popular in 2008, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,884 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 947 people named Matilyn.

Matilyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Matilyn’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Matilyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Matilyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 947 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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