Is Tilda a boy or girl name?

Tilda is a girl’s name. Of the 2,040 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tilda

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Tilda was most popular in 1924, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,485 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,040 people named Tilda.

Tilda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tilda’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tilda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tilda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,040 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tilda

Where Tilda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Kentucky 27.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org