Matilda...

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...is it very popular?

I don't know any. Lovely name!

My 5 week old neice is Matilda Grace, she is gorgeous and has lots if compliments about her name.x

I have one who is 2.5 she gets called Matilda, Tilly & Tilda.

Mil hates her name & refused to call her it got months but otherwise only nice comments & haven't met any others

I have a 4y/o matilda

Love it, and don't know any.

By far and away my favourite name for a girl. Beautiful!

one of my best friends has a 6 month old, nn Matti I think it is a lovely name.

Reminds me of the beautiful Alt J song.

I love it, it's definitely on our list if this one is a girl.

I am slightly concerned about a Matilda boom because of the Tim Minchin musical though (which I love, too!) ...

Love it, I know a one year old matilda, nn tilly

Dd is 4 and a Matilda, don't know anyone else with that name, she's the only one in her school of 200. We do call her tilda too

There are two in My ds's year (he's 5), they get called Tilda and Tilly. It's a lovely name.

I don't know any. It was my favourite for DD but DH wasn't keen so we went with something else instead. Love love love it.

DD's year group of 60 has one Matilda and one Tilly.

I love it and that Alt-J song is just beautiful too.

I think it is beautiful. DD is 20 months and I have been to quite a few baby groups since she was born and only come across one Tilly. I don't think it is overly popular.

Ha! This is one of my favourites too. Good choice.

Which areas IS it popular? I'm in the midlands and in our nursery there are 4 Ella's in my daughters class! My DD is called Eleanor and it drives me crazy so don't want the same scenario.

I know one.

It's a nice name. I don't like Tilly though so that would but me off.

I have one who is 5 and know no others locally. None at her school. She is a Tilda. I don't like Tilly at all and thankfully, neither does she.

I have a ds with an uncommon name and there are going to be 3 in his class if we/they don't move. I made the mistake of teaching a parentcraft session when he was 11 days old and two of the couples heard and liked the name so used it. Just goes to show...

I have one! She is always Tilda. We have lived in cities Alwynover 2 years and we've only ever met two others plus a Tilly (that's the full name). Both cities are South, one was north London. Met LOTS of 2 year old Sophias and Avas. And for boys, Stanley's and Finlay's.

I adore Tilda's name!

Sorry, iPhone playing up - 2 cities over 2 years!

Yes, it is going through a popularity surge at the moment, as you can see from this thread.

My BF's 4YO is a Matilda. I'm not in the UK.

I have a Matilda (4) and she is always being complimented on having such a beautiful name. I also hate Tilly and thankfully she's never referred to as such. Be warned though, the name means "mighty in battle" so stand by for a very strong-willed and determined little madam...or is that just my Matilda?

I know quite a few but I live in Australia and its popular here. Waltzing Matilda and all that.

i love it. i don't know any, but would've used it for my little boy, if he was a girl. I would've used Tilly tho.

Like it. It's quite common in North London I think, I know two.