Is Tillman a boy or girl name?

Tillman is a boy’s name. Of the 3,739 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.2% were girls and 99.8% were boys.

Tillman

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Tillman was most popular in 1917, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,470 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,739 people named Tillman.

Tillman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tillman’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tillman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tillman is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 3,739 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Tillman

Where Tillman is most concentrated

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

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