Mathilde

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Matilde in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 13 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Mathilde is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Danish given name173K records spelled Mathilde22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Germany

  Languages: Danish, English, Norwegian Bokmål

  Also written Mathildè, Màthilde, Mäthïldë, Mathildé, Måthįldē

• English given name664 records spelled Mathilde117 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Australia, Sweden

  Languages: English, Polish, Swedish

  Also written Matilda, Matylda, Матильда, Მატილდა, Матільда

61 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Mathilde is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Germanic Mahthildis, meaning 'strength/power in battle'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, from Germanic maht 'might' + hild 'battle'; source of Metze

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In French, From Germanic maht 'strength' + hild 'battle'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, from maht 'might, power' + hild 'battle'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In Danish, a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 102 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Matilda of Flandersb. 1031BEnot in their usual namewife of William the Conqueror and Queen consort of the Kingdom of England
• Matilde di Canossab. 1046ITnot in their usual nameCanossian dynasty countess of Tuscany (c.1046–1115)
• Matildab. 1102GBnot in their usual nameHoly Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne
• Matilda of Boulogneb. 1105FRnot in their usual nameCountess of Boulogne and Queen Consort of England (1105-1152)
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxonyb. 1156GBnot in their usual nameEnglish princess
• Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhineb. 1863DEnot in their usual nameMember of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt (1863–1950)
• Matilde Mastrangib. 1953BRnot in their usual nameBrazilian actress
• Alexandra Lamyb. 1971FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress
• Tig Notarob. 1971USnot in their usual nameAmerican stand-up comic, writer, podcaster, and actress
• Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acozb. 1973BEQueen consort of Belgium

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 939 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Mathilde?

We estimate roughly 235 thousand people bear Mathilde (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Mathilde have the most bearers?

Mathilde is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled matilde.

How common is Mathilde compared with other names?

In Argentina, Mathilde is the 340th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Mathilde a male or female name?

Mathilde is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Mathilde mean?

Recorded meaning: Germanic maht+hild ‘force’+‘combat’; sainte Mathilde, fête le 14 mars.