Tilly
- Pronunciation
- [Ti-lly]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Mighty In War
- Origin
- French
Tilly Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 2,395 baby girls have been named Tilly. The name peaked in 2024 with 273 US births that year (rank #953). In 2024, ranked #953 nationally.
Top States for Tilly
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Tilly births are: Texas (113), California (82), New York (76).
Other French-Origin Names Like Tilly
If you like Tilly's French origin, consider these related names: Abelia, Abella, Acel, Aceline, Adalene. Browse all French names →
5-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Tilly's exact length and starting letter: Taavi, Taban, Taber, Tabia, Tabor.
Quick Facts About Tilly
US Popularity History (2024–2025)
Annual US births named Tilly by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 302 girls named Tilly (girl rank #885 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Tilly Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Tilly the strongest states are Utah, Oregon, Kentucky.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | #501 | 43 |
| 2 | Oregon | #530 | 32 |
| 3 | Kentucky | #535 | 47 |
| 4 | Arkansas | #595 | 17 |
| 5 | Washington | #596 | 36 |
| 6 | Indiana | #664 | 54 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | #677 | 27 |
| 8 | Missouri | #722 | 35 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #736 | 59 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #739 | 26 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #885 | 43 |
| 2 | Ohio | #880 | 44 |
| 3 | Michigan | #876 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota | #850 | 25 |
| 5 | Colorado | #786 | 27 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | #744 | 20 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #739 | 26 |
| 8 | Tennessee | #736 | 59 |
| 9 | Missouri | #722 | 35 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | #677 | 27 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Tilly in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tilly against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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