Boys' name · since 1915

Till

Till has 51 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11037
among boys today
51
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade
23%
more common than other boys

51 babies have been named Till since 1915, making it today's #11037 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Till has been recorded 51 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #11037 nationally and more common than 23% 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 1915 to 2024.

  • #11037 among boys today
  • 51 born since 1915
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 23% more common than other boys

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Till is currently the #11037 boys' name in America, more common than 23% of boys - 51 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.

#11037
among boys today
51
born since 1915
2010s
peak decade
23%
more common than other boys

Till vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%22.7%
Till vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11037
of 14,294 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Till was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Till in 2011 - its busiest year on record.

How Till compares

51 17th percentile among 14,294 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

Till's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Till Median boys name (Elchonon) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 51 367 358,536
Peak-year births 8 23 22,252

Till's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Till's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Till at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

51

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,037

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Till popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
456789 191519161917201120142018201920232024 6

Till by decade

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

2010s was Till's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Till births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Till?
Till has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11037 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Till most popular?
Till was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Till been used?
Till has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Till?
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 Till's data

  • Till's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (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.

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, 1915–2024 (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. "Till: #11037 Boys' Name - 51 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/till. 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 Till 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.