Eileen vs Matilde
Eileen and Matildecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #501 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #443 and Matilde #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Matilde #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Matilde over time
Eileen and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Matilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eileen in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eileen and Matilde changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #855 and #1036.
- Mirrored each other
Over 36 shared years in Norway · Girls, Matilde rose about as far as Eileen fell — from #295 and #648 in 1981 to #501 and #112 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #501 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1981–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Matilde in 30.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #265 in 2024, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order changed in 1992: Matilde moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #432 and #478; by 1992 that had become #432 and #312.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #501, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Matilde in 10.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Matilde #864 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Matilde #1036.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eileen | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Matilde.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls