Baby name
REVIVING
🇦🇺 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Matilda
/mah · TIL · dah/
Meaning
“Mighty in battle”
Germanic origin meaning 'mighty in battle', historically royal and noble, English spelling of Mathilda popularized by the 1996 Roald Dahl film.
Nicknames
tilda · tilly · mattie
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Matilda rebounded dramatically from near-extinction to become a current top-20 choice in English-speaking nations.
The cultural moment.
Britain and Australia saw Matilda rise sharply from 2005 onward, driven by literary and film revivals plus the retro-vintage trend. Currently ranks #25 in the UK, #44 in Germany, #63 in Austria and #99 in Switzerland.