NameTides

Tilly

Tilly was the #884 girls' name in the US in 2025 (302 babies), and #193 in England & Wales and #896 in Canada.

Tilly as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Tilly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Tilly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#884 (302)#193 (264)#164 (25)#231 (7)#239 (18)#896 (31)
2024#952 (274)#165 (307)#152 (28)#179 (10)#223 (19)#734 (40)
2023#1,043 (242)#165 (309)#136 (31)#135 (15)#202 (22)#684 (41)
2022#1,026 (250)#146 (334)#101 (43)#114 (19)#154 (34)#993 (26)
2021#1,129 (218)#162 (315)#187 (23)#131 (18)#198 (24)#1,185 (21)
2020#1,327 (166)#153 (326)#229 (16)#134 (15)#275 (15)#2,343 (8)
2019#1,340 (170)#156 (320)#185 (23)#157 (13)#221 (22)#1,342 (18)
2018#1,640 (129)#163 (330)#172 (26)#126 (19)#228 (21)#1,507 (15)
2017#1,854 (110)#138 (388)#183 (25)#154 (14)#341 (12)#2,041 (10)
2016#2,287 (83)#140 (403)#166 (30)#151 (15)#273 (17)#1,335 (18)
2015#2,236 (84)#128 (449)#167 (27)#123 (19)#378 (12)#2,363 (8)
2014#2,560 (69)#110 (517)#159 (30)#99 (24)#427 (10)#2,026 (10)
2013#2,706 (64)#86 (627)#144 (32)#112 (20)#491 (8)#2,376 (8)
2012#2,632 (68)#92 (610)#172 (27)#129 (17)#371 (13)#3,334 (5)
2011#3,222 (51)#103 (573)#266 (16)#207 (9)#695 (5)#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #884.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 960common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 720common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Tilly is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,600 to 1 in 5,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tilly by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: #308IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #273ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #233SDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #611INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #480MOKentucky: #307KYWest Virginia: #230WVVirginia: #936VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #578KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #375TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #581GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,087TXFlorida: #1,243FL
Tilly (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#86713

Tilly (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TillyCanadaGirls#89631
TillyEngland & WalesGirls#193264
Tilly-England & WalesGirls—too few
TillyIrelandGirls#23918
TillyNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
TillyScotlandGirls#16425
TillyUSGirls#884302