US rank #5109 Girls' name Peak 2023 229 births

Tilley — #5109 US girls' name

229 babies named Tilley in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s1112020s108
#5109
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tilley was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

28 babies were named Tilley in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tilley

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Tilley between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tilley currently holds the #5109 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tilley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tilley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Tilley in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tilley 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 229 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.

Tilley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,109

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tilley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0102030 202420222020201820162014201220092005 5

Tilley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 48% of Tilley's all-time total
2000s102010s1112020s108

Tilley by state

Where Tilley concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tilley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 4.4%
#2 Tennessee
5 2.2%
Texas share of Tilley's total US births 4.4%
Even split

10 of 229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tilley?
229 babies have been named Tilley since 2005. It currently ranks #5109 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
When was Tilley most popular?
Tilley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Tilley most popular?
The top states for the name Tilley are Texas (10 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Tilley been used?
Tilley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tilley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tillie, Tilly, Tilda, Tila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.