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Tilly

Girl

Meaning of Tilly: Germanic: 'strength in battle'

Tilly is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 860th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 165th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#860

302 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#165

307 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,699

First recorded 1912 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 31 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 41 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 68 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 84 babies2016: 83 babies2017: 110 babies2018: 129 babies2019: 170 babies2020: 166 babies20202021: 218 babies2022: 250 babies2023: 242 babies2024: 274 babies2025: 302 babies
US babies named Tilly per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 302.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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