Unisex name · since 1880
Tilden
Tilden has 1,345 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,255 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,345
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tilden currently ranks #2993 among unisex names in America, with 1,345 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilden has been recorded 1,345 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2993 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,255 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,993 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,345 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilden ranks #4,255 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,993 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,345 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,255 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,993 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,345
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tilden's 1,345 recorded births place it above 90.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tilden compares
1,345 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Tilden's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tilden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,345 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tilden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tilden's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tilden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tilden popularity over time - girls
96 total births recorded since 2005 (Tilden as girls' name)
Tilden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (220 births, 16% of the file).
2010s was Tilden's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Tilden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
111 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 220 births (16% of all-time use).
How Tilden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tilden's total volume
Tilden by state
Where Tilden concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 65 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
65 of 1,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tilden's data
- Tilden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (220 total births) through the 2020s (220) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tildens (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tilden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Tilden 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.