Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 Matilde
/mah · TEEL · dah/
Meaning
“Mighty in battle”
Italian and Portuguese form of Mathilda, meaning 'mighty in battle', carries Southern European classical elegance.
Nicknames
tilde
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Matilde remains modestly used in Southern Europe with steady classical appeal, resisting trends.
The cultural moment.
Italy and Portugal show consistent mid-level usage across decades, with modest recent gains as vintage names gain traction.