Girl
Mathilda
As a girl's name, Mathilda is understood to mean "battle-mighty". It is not as common as it was in the 1910s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1918.
EtymologyVariant of Matilda
EtymologyMeaning "battle-mighty"
Births by decade
1900s
960
1910s
1,357
1920s
1,057
1930s
376
1940s
190
1950s
134
1960s
106
1970s
73
1980s
25
1990s
65
2000s
214
2010s
300
Peaked in the 1910s · 4,857 total U.S. births since 1900