Tilden Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

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.

Tilden for girls#14776 US

Tilden is mostly seen as a male name, but we love it just as much for a girl. It's an androgynous answer to Tilda, and still gets you the super-sweet nickname Tilly (or Tildy).

Pronounced TIL-dun.

As of October 2026, Tilden ranked #3033 for boys and #14776 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #741 for boys in 1880 and #9496 for girls in 2021.

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