How Many People Are Named Tilton?
An estimated 180 people in the United States have the first name Tilton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Tilton peaked in popularity in 1920 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tilton 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 Tilton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
180
About 1 in 1,904,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1920
13 births
Total Registered
388
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tilton
Tilton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 388 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tilton as a male name
Ranked #13,882 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1920 (13 births)
Tilton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tilton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 82 babies were registered. Tilton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tilton by Decade
How has Tilton 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.
Tilton by State
Tilton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tilton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tilton
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tilton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tilton?
We estimate approximately 180 people named Tilton 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 1,904,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Tilton a common name?
Tilton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 388 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tilton most popular?
Tilton reached peak popularity in 1920, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tilton is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tilton a male name?
Tilton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tilton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tilton Smith, Tilton Johnson, Tilton 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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