US rank #13637 Boys' name Peak 2020 53 births

Tiller — #13637 US boys' name

53 babies named Tiller in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s232020s30
#13637
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 4% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tiller was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tiller in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiller

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Tiller between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tiller currently holds the #13637 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiller performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tiller shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiller 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 53 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.

Tiller at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

53

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2020

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,637

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tiller popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
45678910 20242023202220202019201820172016 5

Tiller by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
30 births that decade — 57% of Tiller's all-time total
2010s232020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiller?
53 babies have been named Tiller since 2016. It currently ranks #13637 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Tiller most popular?
Tiller was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Tiller been used?
Tiller has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tiller?
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.

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, 2016–2024 (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.