Tilda
Tilda was the 6806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 323rd; the most babies were born in 1924 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved up 152 places. More babies were named Tilda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,806 girls, up 1,121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192435 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,040babies recorded
Tilda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,806 | 17 |
| 2020 | #7,927 | 14 |
| 2010 | #12,194 | 9 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,380 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,903 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,332 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,405 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,930 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,663 | 26 |
| 1910 | #1,205 | 15 |
| 1900 | #828 | 21 |
| 1890 | #522 | 26 |
| 1880 | #731 | 7 |
How popular is Tilda, counting every spelling?
Tilda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tilda?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tilda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tilda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tilda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tilda?
About 700 people born in the US named Tilda are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 11 and 73. That makes Tilda a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tilda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tilda, they share its era and feel.
Tilda is also a nickname for Matilda.
Questions about the name Tilda
How popular is the name Tilda?
Tilda was the 6806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 323rd; the most babies were born in 1924 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved up 152 places. More babies were named Tilda in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Tilda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tilda in the US.