Girls' name · since 1880
Tilda
Tilda has 2,040 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,040
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tilda currently ranks #6553 among girls' names in America, with 2,040 babies recorded since 1880.
Tilda has 2,040 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6553 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,651 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,553 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,040 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilda ranks #4,651 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,553 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,040 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,651 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,040
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tilda's 2,040 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Tilda compares
2,040 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tilda's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tilda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,040 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tilda's full recorded timeline at 1937, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (280 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Tilda's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Tilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
179 births
- 1890s
1890s
190 births
- 1900s
1900s
195 births
- 1910s
1910s
229 births
- 1920s
1920s
280 births
- 1930s
1930s
207 births
- 1940s
1940s
150 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 280 births (14% of all-time use).
How Tilda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tilda's total volume
Tilda by state
Where Tilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 86 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 47 | 2.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.2% |
86 of 2,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tilda appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tilda's data
- Tilda's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (280 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Tildas (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tilda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.