Tilden
The Story of Tilden
As a girl name
Tilden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 11 Tildens were born — ranking #8,969 that year. As of 2026, Tilden ranks #12,120 for girls with 7 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 90 Tildens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tilden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 39 Tildens were born — ranking #3,100 that year. As of 2026, Tilden ranks #3,210 for boys with 38 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Tildens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tilden
Tilden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Tilden's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #682. Use the chart and map above to compare Tilden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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