The first name Tillie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 71 girls were named Tillie, making it the 561st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 122 births (#386).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tillie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tillie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 177 girls born in the United States were named Tillie, the 1,269th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 499 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.
Famous people named Tillie
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tillie OlsenAmerican writer (1912–2007)
- Tillie WaldenAmerican cartoonist, born 1996
- Tillie K. FowlerAmerican congresswoman (1942–2005)
- Tillie AndersonCyclist (1875-1965)
- Tillie MartinussenDanish politician, born 1980
Questions
- What does the name Tillie mean?
- From Matilda.
- How popular is the name Tillie?
- In 2025, 71 girls born in England and Wales were named Tillie, ranking 561st. Its peak was 2012, with 122 births.
- Is Tillie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,765 US babies named Tillie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tillie most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 499 babies were named Tillie, its highest rank at 263rd.