Tilman
Tilman is both a masculine given name and a surname. The German version of the surname is Tillmann. Other variants include Tillman and Dillman.
Meaning & Origin of Tilman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tilman is both a masculine given name and a surname. The German version of the surname is Tillmann. Other variants include Tillman and Dillman.
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The Story of Tilman
Tilman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 26 Tilmans were born — ranking #1,432 that year. As of 2026, Tilman ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 930 Tilmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Tilman
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- Tilman Fertitta (1957), American businessman
- Tilman Goins , Tennessee State Lower House Chamber Member from Hamblen County
- Tilman Michael , German chorus master
- Tilman Bacon Parks (1872–1950), U.S. Representative from Arkansas
- Tilman Pesch (1836–1899), German Jesuit philosopher
- Tilman Riemenschneider (1460–1531), German sculptor and woodcarver
- Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger (born 1963), German actor, director, and producer
- Saint Tilman (c. 608–702), French priest, abbot and hermit
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Names that sound like Tilman
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About the name Tilman
Tilman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 930 births in the dataset. Tilman's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,432. Use the chart and map above to compare Tilman'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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