Tilton
Tilton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Tilton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tilton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Tilton
Tilton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 13 Tiltons were born — ranking #2,336 that year. As of 2026, Tilton ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 388 Tiltons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Tilton
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Alfred Tilton (1897–1942), Latvian-born Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) chief, spy, and recruiter
- Cathy Tilton (born ?), American politician and real estate broker
- Charlene Tilton (born 1958), American actor and singer
- Chris Tilton (born 1979), American soundtrack composer
- Daniel Tilton (1763–1830), American territorial judge
- Edward Lippincott Tilton (1861–1933), American architect
- Edwin B. Tilton (1859–1926), American silent movie-era actor
- Elizabeth Richards Tilton (1834–1897), American suffragist and newspaper poetry editor; wife of Theodore Tilton
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Names that sound like Tilton
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tilton is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Tilton
Tilton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 388 births in the dataset. Tilton's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,336. Use the chart and map above to compare Tilton'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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