Frida vs Matilde
Frida 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, Frida was ranked #5 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Frida was ranked #811 and Matilde #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Frida and Matilde over time
Frida and Matilde appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Frida held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Matilde in 0.
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 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Frida and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #5 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Frida held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Matilde in 0.
Highest recorded here: Frida #5 in 2025, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Frida #5, Matilde #112.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2024
Frida held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Matilde in 6.
Highest recorded here: Frida #504 in 2022, Matilde #864 in 2019.
The order changed in 2008: Frida moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1656 and #1502; by 2008 that had become #1247 and #1391.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frida #811, 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 | Frida | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Matilde does not have one recorded yet.
- Frida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Matilde.
- A meaning is recorded for Frida; Matilde 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
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