Mafalda
About Mafalda
Mafalda is nearly unknown in the English-speaking world, despite an appearance in Harry Potter. Indeed, it does have a witchy feel. Matilda itself is preferable, or her French form Mathilde, Spanish Matilde, or abbreviation Maud.
As of October 2026, Mafalda ranked #2265 in US births in 1937 SSA, peaked at #758 in 1915.
Editor's take: The name Mafalda is a girl's name of Italian, Portuguese origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Mafalda on lists
Famous Mafaldas
- Mafalda of Savoy
Queen consort of Afonso Henriques of Portugal
- Mafalda
Infanta of Portugal, Queen consort of Castile
- Mafalda
Infanta of Portugal, daughter of Afonso Henriques
- Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana
Princess of Savoy, Landgravine of Hesse
- Mafalda Margarethe
Princess of Hesse, granddaughter of Mafalda of Savoy
- Mafalda Arnauth
Portuguese fado singer
- Mafalda Favero
Italian soprano
- Mafalda Salvatini
Italian soprano
- Mafalda Veiga
Portuguese singer,songwriter
- Mafalda Martins da Silva Luís de Castro
Portuguese actress
- Mafalda
Cecilia Preslavska (b. 1994), daughter of Prince Kyril of Preslav
- Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson (b. 2015)
daughter of British artist Hugo Wilson and Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis
Mafalda in pop culture
- Mafalda Hopkirk
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- "Mafalda
" comic strip written and drawn by Argentine cartoonist Quino.
- Mafalda
a Harry Potter character originally supposed to be introduced in the fourth book as a Weasley cousin