How Many People Are Named Tillman?
An estimated 1,807 people in the United States have the first name Tillman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Tillman peaked in popularity in 1917 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tillman 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 Tillman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,807
About 1 in 189,681 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1917
75 births
Total Registered
3,712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tillman
Tillman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,712 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Tillman as a male name
Ranked #3,963 in 2024
28 male births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (75 births)
Tillman as a female name
Ranked #13,688 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (7 births)
Tillman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tillman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 515 babies were registered. Tillman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tillman by Decade
How has Tillman 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.
Tillman by State
Birth registrations for Tillman span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Illinois, Mississippi. On average, about 65 Tillmans were registered per state.
Tillman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tillman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tillman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tillman?
We estimate approximately 1,807 people named Tillman 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 189,681 Americans share this first name.
Is Tillman a common name?
Tillman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tillman most popular?
Tillman reached peak popularity in 1917, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tillman is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tillman a male name?
Tillman is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tillman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tillman Smith, Tillman Johnson, Tillman 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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