# Tilly (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tilly/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɪli/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,699 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,699 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,781, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51 | 3,263 |
| 2012 | 68 | 2,652 |
| 2013 | 64 | 2,724 |
| 2014 | 69 | 2,580 |
| 2015 | 84 | 2,257 |
| 2016 | 83 | 2,305 |
| 2017 | 110 | 1,862 |
| 2018 | 129 | 1,648 |
| 2019 | 170 | 1,344 |
| 2020 | 166 | 1,332 |
| 2021 | 218 | 1,133 |
| 2022 | 250 | 1,028 |
| 2023 | 242 | 1,045 |
| 2024 | 274 | 954 |
| 2025 | 302 | 885 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 573 | 103 |
| 2012 | 610 | 92 |
| 2013 | 627 | 86 |
| 2014 | 517 | 110 |
| 2015 | 449 | 128 |
| 2016 | 403 | 140 |
| 2017 | 388 | 138 |
| 2018 | 330 | 163 |
| 2019 | 320 | 156 |
| 2020 | 326 | 153 |
| 2021 | 315 | 162 |
| 2022 | 334 | 146 |
| 2023 | 309 | 165 |
| 2024 | 307 | 165 |
| 2025 | 264 | 193 |

## People named Tilly

- Tilly Fleischer, German javelin thrower (1911–2005)
- Tilly Losch, Ballerina, dancer, actress (1903-1975)
- Tilly Keeper, British actress
- Tilly Smith, British lifesaver
- Tilly van der Zwaard, Dutch sprinter and middle-distance runner
- Tilly Lauenstein, German actress and voice actress (1916–2002)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.