Total births
58
Boys' name · since 1915
Tilghman
58 babies named Tilghman in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 58
- total births
- 1915–2017
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Tilghman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 58 have been recorded since 1915.
Tilghman has 58 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1915 to 2017.
- 58 total births
- 1915–2017 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
58 boys have been named Tilghman since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2017.
- 58
- total births
- 1915–2017
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Tilghman was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
9 babies were named Tilghman in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Tilghman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tilghman's full recorded timeline at 1932, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tilghman at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Tilghman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2017
- Peak year (1922)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Tilghman by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Tilghman's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tilghman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tilghman? ▼
Tilghman has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Tilghman most popular? ▼
Tilghman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Tilghman been used? ▼
Records for Tilghman go back to 1915, giving 103 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Tilghman? ▼
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.
What to do with Tilghman's data
- Tilghman's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tilghman
Nearby Names Like Tilghman
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tilghman
Tillman Boy
#3900 3,732 births
Tilden Boy
#3104 1,345 births
Tilman Boy
930 births
Tilford Boy
640 births
Tilmon Boy
574 births
Compare Tilghman side by side: Tilghman vs Tillman Tilghman vs Tilden Tilghman vs Tilman
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tilghman: Baby Name Since 1915 - 58 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tilghman. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tilghman 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 June 2026.