Matilde
Matilde is a female given name: 96% of people named Matilde are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Spain, United States, Italy
- US births since 1880
- 218 male / 2,928 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Matilde
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Matilde," in English, "Guten Tag Matilde," in German. Matilde is a female given name: about 96% of people named Matilde are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Matilde,
German
Guten Tag Matilde,
French
Bonjour Matilde,
Spanish
Estimado/a Matilde:
Chinese
Matilde您好：
Japanese
Matilde様
English
Hi Matilde,
German
Hi Matilde,
French
Salut Matilde,
Spanish
Hola Matilde,
Chinese
Matilde你好：
Japanese
Matildeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 7% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
218 male · 2,928 female · 3,146 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Matilde a male or female name?
Matilde is a female given name: 96% of people named Matilde are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Matilde in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Matilde," in English, "Guten Tag Matilde," in German. Matilde is a female given name: about 96% of people named Matilde are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Matilde a unisex name?
Matilde is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Matilde are men. Matilde leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Matilde a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/matilde (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_matilde,
title = {Is Matilde a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/matilde},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}