How Many People Are Named Tilda?
An estimated 625 people in the United States have the first name Tilda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Tilda peaked in popularity in 1924 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tilda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tilda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
625
About 1 in 548,407 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1924
35 births
Total Registered
2,023
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tilda
Tilda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,023 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tilda as a female name
Ranked #8,359 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (35 births)
Tilda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tilda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 280 babies were registered. While Tilda is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tilda by Decade
How has Tilda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tilda by State
Birth registrations for Tilda span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 20 Tildas were registered per state.
Tilda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tilda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tilda
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tilda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tilda?
We estimate approximately 625 people named Tilda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 548,407 Americans share this first name.
Is Tilda a common name?
Tilda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,023 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tilda most popular?
Tilda reached peak popularity in 1924, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tilda is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tilda a female name?
Tilda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tilda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tilda Smith, Tilda Johnson, Tilda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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