Total births
50
US rank #12445 Boys' name Peak 2011 50 births
Till — #12445 US boys' name
50 babies named Till in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#12445
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% 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.
What the Data Says About Till
The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Till between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Till currently holds the #12445 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Till performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Till shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Till 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 50 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.
Till at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2011
Current rank
#12,445
Active since
1915
Till popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Till by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 25 births that decade — 50% of Till's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Till? ▼
50 babies have been named Till since 1915. It currently ranks #12445 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
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.
Keep exploring Till
Nearby Names Like Till
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Till
Tillman Boy
#3886 3,705 births
Tilden Boy
#3093 1,304 births
Tilman Boy
930 births
Tilford Boy
640 births
Tilmon Boy
574 births
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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, 1915–2024 (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.