Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Tillie
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1915
Peak births
499
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Tillie
How many people are named Tillie?
An estimated 2,651 living Americans are named Tillie.
How rare is Tillie?
Tillie is uncommon among babies today, with 177 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 64.5% from its 1915 peak.
How old is the typical Tillie?
The median age of a living American named Tillie is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 52 years old.
Is Tillie still popular?
Yes — Tillie is currently rising in popularity, with 177 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Tillie most common?
Tillie has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 19.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19152025
Peak year
1915
Decline from peak
64.5%
2025
177
All-time
15,738
Where it lives now
Tillie is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 19.6× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Tillie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.