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Tilden
OriginEnglish place-name
Meaning"fertile valley"
About Tilden
Though it has some distinguished political and tennis world associations, most modern parents would go for the more contemporary sounding Holden. Tilden Park is a beautiful hillside wilderness in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Pronounced TIL-dun.
As of October 2026, Tilden ranked #3033 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #741 in 1880.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,684 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #4,868 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | #3,877 | 28 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,203 | 25 | 13.8 |
| 2019 | #3,418 | 34 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | #3,127 | 37 | 21.4 |
| 2021 | #3,571 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | #3,143 | 39 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | #3,618 | 32 | 18.7 |
| 2024 | #3,141 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2025 | #3,033 | 41 | 24 |
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- William Tatem Tilden II
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