Is Tilman a boy or girl name?

Tilman is a boy’s name. Of the 930 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Tilman

Recorded 1881–2023 · United States

Tilman was most popular in 1926, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,870 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 930 people named Tilman.

Tilman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tilman’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tilman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tilman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 930 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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