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Mathilda

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What official birth registration shows about Mathilda: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #544 to #1491.200020052010201520202025#544#1491
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1112
1997#820
1998#869
1999#663
2000#782
2001#918
2002#689
2003#781
2004#638
2005#657
2006#678
2007#544
2008#573
2009#654
2010#821
2011#714
2012#844
2013#854
2014#794
2015#745
2016#938
2017#814
2018#1111
2019#1189
2020#1238
2021#1259
2022#1282
2023#1255
2024#1491
2025#1454

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #360 among girls in Norway, #1454 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2025

    Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1999–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in Norway in 2014.

Mathilda's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#145421HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#149121HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#125526HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#125926HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#123826HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#118928HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#111131HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#81447HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#93839HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#74552HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#79449HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#85444HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#84445HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#71454HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#82144HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#65456HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#57366HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#54468HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#67846HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#65747HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#63847HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#78134HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#68938HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#91824HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#78229HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#66336HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#82027HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#111217HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#3609HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#3679HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#26815HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#33110HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4037HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4546HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#36411HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#38610HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#39110HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4388HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#25621HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#30716HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#28118HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#30916HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#28118HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#27819HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#31815HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4857HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4528HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5605HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4896HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#4268HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5735HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5715HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mathilda is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Mathilda, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007NorwayNorway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2014Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201119962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#544 in 2007
Norway1999–202524#256 in 2014
Republic of Ireland20111#695 in 2011
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mathilda

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in Norway in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.