Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Matilda

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Matilda
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

769

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

769

All-time

36,428

Matilda has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 769 girls were named Matilda.

In 2024, only 769 girls were given the name.

All told, about 36,428 Americans have been named Matilda and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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