Frida vs Mathilda
Frida and Mathildacompared 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, Frida was ranked #5 and Mathilda #360 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Frida was ranked #811 and Mathilda #1491 among girls in England and Wales.
Frida and Mathilda over time
Frida and Mathilda appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 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.
Mathilda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Frida 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Frida rose about as far as Mathilda fell — from #3900 and #663 in 1999 to #811 and #1491 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Frida held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mathilda in 17.
Highest recorded here: Frida #504 in 2022, Mathilda #544 in 2007.
The order changed in 2017: Frida moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #955 and #938; by 2017 that had become #740 and #814.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frida #811, Mathilda #1491.
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2025
Frida held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Mathilda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Frida #5 in 2025, Mathilda #256 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Frida #5, Mathilda #360.
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 | Frida | Mathilda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | FREE-dah | 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 | Norway · Girls #5 (2025) | Norway · Girls #360 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frida has a recorded origin (Old Norse, used in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish tradition); Mathilda does not have one recorded yet.
- Frida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mathilda.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Mathilda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Frida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mathilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1999–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #360 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls