Tilton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Tilton

The Social Security Administration has registered 388 babies named Tilton between 1913 and 2021, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tilton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tilton performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Tilton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tilton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tilton 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 388 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.