How Many People Are Named Tillie?
An estimated 2,792 people in the United States have the first name Tillie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Tillie peaked in popularity in 1915 with 505 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tillie 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 Tillie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,792
About 1 in 122,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1915
505 births
Total Registered
15,585
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tillie
Tillie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,585 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Tillie as a male name
Ranked #4,823 in 1923
5 male births in 1923
Peak: 1915 (6 births)
Tillie as a female name
Ranked #1,236 in 2024
189 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (499 births)
Tillie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tillie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 3,666 babies were registered. Tillie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tillie by Decade
How has Tillie 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.
Tillie by State
Birth registrations for Tillie span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Louisiana. On average, about 173 Tillies were registered per state.
Tillie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tillie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tillie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tillie?
We estimate approximately 2,792 people named Tillie 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 122,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Tillie a common name?
Tillie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,585 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tillie most popular?
Tillie reached peak popularity in 1915, when 505 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tillie is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tillie a female name?
Tillie is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tillie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tillie Smith, Tillie Johnson, Tillie 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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