The first name Tilda
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from the Germanic languages, short form of Matilda.
Tilda is a short form of
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 girls were named Tilda, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 20 births (#1,571).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tilda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tilda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Tilda, the 6,806th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 35 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Tilda?
- In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Tilda, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2016, with 20 births.
- Is Tilda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,040 US babies named Tilda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tilda most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 35 babies were named Tilda, its highest rank at 1,404th.