Baby name
FADING
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 Mathilda
/mah · THIL · dah/
Meaning
“Mighty in battle”
Germanic 'maht' meaning mighty and 'hild' meaning battle, historically borne by queens and noblewomen with formidable presence.
Nicknames
tilde · hilda · tilly
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Mathilda declined through much of the 20th century but has seen genuine revival in Nordic and British regions since 2010.
The cultural moment.
Scandinavia and Britain experienced Mathilda's return from rare to moderate popularity starting 2008, now in top 50 for girls, driven by retro-vintage appeal.