Girls' name · since 2005
Tilley
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 261 babies named Tilley, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
261 babies have been named Tilley since 2005, making it today's #4441 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilley has been recorded 261 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #4441 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #17,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,441 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 261 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tilley ranks #17,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,441 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 261 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tilley's 261 recorded births place it above 76.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tilley compares
261 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tilley's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tilley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 261 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tilley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tilley splits its recorded history at 2017: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tilley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Tilley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (140 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Tilley's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tilley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 140 births (54% of all-time use).
Tilley by state
Where Tilley concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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- Texas records the most Tilleys (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tilley: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Tilley 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.