Tilly
Girl · TIL-ee · Germanic
Tilly is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “mighty in battle”. In 2025 it ranked 187th for girls in the UK (296 babies) and 884th for girls in the US (302 babies).
What does Tilly mean?
Germanic: pet form of Matilda
“mighty in battle”
A long-standing pet form of Matilda, the name of William the Conqueror's queen.
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Is Tilly a girl's or a boy's name?
Tilly is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 296 girls in the UK and 302 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tilly in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #187among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 296about 1 in 940 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 296 girls in the UK were named Tilly, making it the 187th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 162nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 741 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Tilly than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Tilly in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 384 girls in the UK were given Tilly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #166, up from #187 for this spelling alone.
- Tilly 296
- Tillie 88
Among girls in 2025, it was 193rd in England and Wales, 164th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Tilly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | #187 |
| 2024 | 345 | #163 |
| 2023 | 355 | #161 |
| 2022 | 396 | #147 |
| 2021 | 356 | #163 |
| 2020 | 357 | #162 |
| 2019 | 356 | #162 |
| 2018 | 375 | #160 |
| 2017 | 427 | #142 |
| 2016 | 448 | #140 |
| 2015 | 495 | #127 |
| 2014 | 571 | #111 |
| 2013 | 679 | #91 |
| 2012 | 654 | #99 |
| 2011 | 598 | #107 |
| 2010 | 718 | #90 |
| 2009 | 741 | #89 |
| 2008 | 630 | #99 |
| 2007 | 576 | #104 |
| 2006 | 563 | #104 |
| 2005 | 569 | #104 |
| 2004 | 514 | #116 |
| 2003 | 417 | #134 |
| 2002 | 244 | #193 |
| 2001 | 162 | #279 |
| 2000 | 195 | #242 |
| 1999 | 194 | #237 |
| 1998 | 137 | #300 |
| 1997 | 123 | #328 |
| 1996 | 106 | #363 |
How popular is Tilly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #884among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 302about 1 in 5,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 302 girls in the US were named Tilly, making it the 884th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,327th. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had the most girls named Tilly of any year since it first appeared, in 1912.
Half of all the girls named Tilly in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 511 girls in the US were given Tilly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #586, up from #884 for this spelling alone.
Tilly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 302 | #884 |
| 2024 | 274 | #952 |
| 2023 | 242 | #1,043 |
| 2022 | 250 | #1,026 |
| 2021 | 218 | #1,129 |
| 2020 | 166 | #1,327 |
| 2019 | 170 | #1,340 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,640 |
| 2017 | 110 | #1,854 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,558 |
| 2013 | 64 | #2,705 |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,632 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,896 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
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