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Matilda Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Matilda?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Matilda, ranked the 489th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Matilda has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 101, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 690 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Matilda in any given year was 25 in 1986.

Approximately during the years 1883-1886, 1911-1915, 1993-1998, 1999-2002, 2003-2008, and 2010-2015, the name Matilda took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1935-1939, 1964-1967, and 1974-1978.

The popularity trend for Matilda has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Matilda has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Matilda?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Matilda still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Matilda (Girl)Matilda (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 635 489 < 5 --
2017 598 522 < 5 --
2016 629 496 < 5 --
2015 582 536 < 5 --
2014 522 583 < 5 --
2013 437 647 < 5 --
2012 431 658 < 5 --
2011 353 769 < 5 --
2010 343 798 < 5 --
2009 375 760 < 5 --
2008 344 826 < 5 --
2007 201 1,235 < 5 --
2006 179 1,312 < 5 --
2005 124 1,625 < 5 --
2004 94 1,981 < 5 --
2003 105 1,796 < 5 --
2002 111 1,665 < 5 --
2001 100 1,788 < 5 --
2000 77 2,119 < 5 --
1999 74 2,088 < 5 --
1998 92 1,727 < 5 --
1997 82 1,824 < 5 --
1996 47 2,656 < 5 --
1995 43 2,825 < 5 --
1994 36 3,200 < 5 --
1993 26 4,064 < 5 --
1992 29 3,743 < 5 --
1991 29 3,687 < 5 --
1990 28 3,778 < 5 --
1989 27 3,751 < 5 --
1988 36 2,910 < 5 --
1987 35 2,821 < 5 --
1986 25 3,512 < 5 --
1985 34 2,779 < 5 --
1984 33 2,764 < 5 --
1983 36 2,535 < 5 --
1982 53 1,980 < 5 --
1981 42 2,360 < 5 --
1980 38 2,520 < 5 --
1979 56 1,891 < 5 --
1978 37 2,410 < 5 --
1977 57 1,791 < 5 --
1976 54 1,762 < 5 --
1975 66 1,537 < 5 --
1974 68 1,464 < 5 --
1973 63 1,506 < 5 --
1972 64 1,497 < 5 --
1971 75 1,415 < 5 --
1970 80 1,325 < 5 --
1969 77 1,284 < 5 --
1968 76 1,262 < 5 --
1967 68 1,330 < 5 --
1966 87 1,140 < 5 --
1965 94 1,084 < 5 --
1964 128 932 < 5 --
1963 126 942 < 5 --
1962 100 1,087 < 5 --
1961 108 1,057 < 5 --
1960 119 985 < 5 --
1959 122 953 < 5 --
1958 107 1,004 < 5 --
1957 95 1,069 < 5 --
1956 113 951 < 5 --
1955 121 890 < 5 --
1954 113 907 < 5 --
1953 116 873 < 5 --
1952 122 829 < 5 --
1951 129 784 < 5 --
1950 140 724 < 5 --
1949 138 723 < 5 --
1948 135 729 < 5 --
1947 132 745 < 5 --
1946 129 711 < 5 --
1945 85 820 < 5 --
1944 121 679 < 5 --
1943 127 674 < 5 --
1942 131 656 < 5 --
1941 130 621 < 5 --
1940 155 554 < 5 --
1939 128 592 < 5 --
1938 152 555 < 5 --
1937 168 508 < 5 --
1936 196 458 < 5 --
1935 194 457 < 5 --
1934 201 457 < 5 --
1933 200 464 < 5 --
1932 251 412 < 5 --
1931 239 416 < 5 --
1930 304 390 < 5 --
1929 342 356 < 5 --
1928 396 337 < 5 --
1927 419 328 < 5 --
1926 417 324 < 5 --
1925 474 304 < 5 --
1924 531 287 < 5 --
1923 570 271 < 5 --
1922 626 259 5 4,725
1921 606 274 < 5 --
1920 635 261 < 5 --
1919 645 253 < 5 --
1918 690 243 < 5 --
1917 685 239 < 5 --
1916 665 240 < 5 --
1915 682 232 < 5 --
1914 494 241 < 5 --
1913 432 230 < 5 --
1912 398 224 < 5 --
1911 321 222 < 5 --
1910 281 227 < 5 --
1909 280 204 < 5 --
1908 284 197 < 5 --
1907 322 173 < 5 --
1906 295 173 < 5 --
1905 268 187 < 5 --
1904 285 172 < 5 --
1903 245 187 < 5 --
1902 290 165 < 5 --
1901 275 167 < 5 --
1900 348 161 < 5 --
1899 312 149 < 5 --
1898 349 144 < 5 --
1897 326 146 < 5 --
1896 339 142 < 5 --
1895 339 135 < 5 --
1894 295 149 < 5 --
1893 328 130 < 5 --
1892 332 130 < 5 --
1891 336 120 < 5 --
1890 293 133 < 5 --
1889 320 119 < 5 --
1888 328 112 < 5 --
1887 266 114 < 5 --
1886 309 104 < 5 --
1885 260 107 5 1,036
1884 244 108 < 5 --
1883 167 125 < 5 --
1882 242 103 < 5 --
1881 187 106 < 5 --
1880 210 101 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.