Recorded 1880–2005 Boys' name Peak 1920 574 births

Tilmon — boys' name

574 babies named Tilmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s111900s101910s791920s1441930s1091940s941950s621960s221970s211980s51990s62000s6
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Tilmon was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

21 babies were named Tilmon in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tilmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 574 babies named Tilmon between 1880 and 2005, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tilmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tilmon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Tilmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tilmon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tilmon 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 574 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.

Tilmon at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

574

Since 1880

126 years of records

Peak year

1920

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1880

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tilmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1880

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1920)
21
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
0510152025 200519671952194419361928192019071880 5

Tilmon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
144 births that decade — 25% of Tilmon's all-time total
1880s51890s111900s101910s791920s1441930s1091940s941950s621960s221970s211980s51990s62000s6

Tilmon by state

Where Tilmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tilmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 0.9%
Mississippi share of Tilmon's total US births 0.9%

5 of 574 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tilmon?
574 babies have been named Tilmon since 1880. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1920 with 21 births.
When was Tilmon most popular?
Tilmon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Tilmon most popular?
The top states for the name Tilmon are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Tilmon been used?
Tilmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 126 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tilmon?
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, 1880–2005 (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.