US rank #9509 Boys' name Peak 2016 99 births

Tilak — #9509 US boys' name

99 babies named Tilak in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#9509
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tilak was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tilak in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tilak

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Tilak between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tilak currently holds the #9509 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tilak performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tilak shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tilak in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tilak at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

99

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2016

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,509

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tilak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20242022201820152012200920072005 6

Tilak by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 46% of Tilak's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tilak?
99 babies have been named Tilak since 2005. It currently ranks #9509 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 15 births.
When was Tilak most popular?
Tilak was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Tilak been used?
Tilak has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tilak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tillman, Tilden, Tilman, Tilford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.