Tilda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TIL-da
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Tilda is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “mighty in battle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Tilda mean?
Germanic: short form of Matilda
“mighty in battle”
A short form of Matilda, from the Germanic elements maht, might, and hild, battle.
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Is Tilda a girl's or a boy's name?
Tilda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tilda in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Tilda, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tilda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Tilda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Tilda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Tilda, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 1924, with 35 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tilda in the US since 1880 were born between 1907 and 1956, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tilda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,457 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,275 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,552 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 19 | #2,252 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 23 | #2,044 |
| 1946 | 17 | #2,317 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,794 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,536 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,296 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,638 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,580 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,873 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,418 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,651 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,658 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,940 |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,874 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,703 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,468 |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,422 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,747 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,382 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,637 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,437 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,626 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,481 |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,451 |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,377 |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,357 |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,738 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,665 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,358 |
| 1912 | 28 | #960 |
| 1911 | 18 | #1,031 |
| 1910 | 15 | #1,171 |
| 1909 | 22 | #868 |
| 1908 | 14 | #1,084 |
| 1907 | 22 | #790 |
| 1906 | 14 | #1,002 |
| 1905 | 23 | #761 |
| 1904 | 17 | #880 |
| 1903 | 15 | #896 |
| 1902 | 24 | #688 |
| 1901 | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | 21 | #803 |
| 1899 | 15 | #835 |
| 1898 | 19 | #768 |
| 1897 | 22 | #660 |
| 1896 | 19 | #728 |
| 1895 | 27 | #578 |
| 1894 | 14 | #812 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 16 | #726 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 26 | #508 |
| 1889 | 13 | #724 |
| 1888 | 17 | #612 |
| 1887 | 18 | #524 |
| 1886 | 28 | #406 |
| 1885 | 17 | #520 |
| 1884 | 17 | #501 |
| 1883 | 31 | #320 |
| 1882 | 15 | #475 |
| 1881 | 16 | #418 |
| 1880 | 7 | #679 |
Nicknames for Tilda
- Tilly 296 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tilda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ada Matilda Etta Lottie Ella Lola Eva Ida Millie Rosa Hattie Clara
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Harry Albie Louie Miles Alice Myles Charles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tilda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tilda, updated 20 October 2026.