Tilden
Tilden was the 3033rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 741st; the most babies were born in 2025 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,836 places. More babies were named Tilden in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,033 boys, up 96 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,441babies recorded
Tilden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,776 | #3,033 | 6 | 41 |
| 2020 | #17,310 | #3,129 | 5 | 37 |
| 2010 | — | #7,041 | — | 12 |
| 2000 | — | #9,033 | — | 7 |
| 1990 | — | #5,772 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #4,106 | — | 10 |
| 1970 | — | #3,265 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #2,673 | — | 11 |
| 1950 | — | #3,647 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | #3,433 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | #3,566 | — | 7 |
| 1920 | — | #2,222 | — | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | #741 | — | 8 |
How popular is Tilden, counting every spelling?
Tilden has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tilden?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tilden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tilden 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tilden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tilden?
About 900 people born in the US named Tilden are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 51. That makes Tilden mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Tilden by state
How common Tilden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.4×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Tilden
How popular is the name Tilden?
Tilden was the 3033rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 741st; the most babies were born in 2025 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,836 places. More babies were named Tilden in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Tilden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Tilden in the US.
Where is Tilden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tilden was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys).