Tillie

English, diminutive of Matilda

"battle mighty"

Tillie Origin and Meaning

Variation of Matilda

Tillie Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Tillie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 780 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Tillie

• 780 Nameberry 2025
• 236 Unique 2024
• 582 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Tillie

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• Nellie
• Marnie
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• Della
• Ettie
• Murphy
• Dottie
• Lottie
• Bea
• Joni
• Darby
• Hattie
• Clarke

Famous People Named Tillie

• Tillie Lerner Olsen American novelist
• Tillie Kidd Fowler U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
• Tillie Schloss Pine American children's author
• Tillie Moreno Filipina singer
• Tillie Baldwin (born Anna Mathilda Winger) American rodeo pioneer
• Tillie Anderson Swedish,American cyclist

The name Tillie in Pop Culture

• Matilda "Tillie" Hunsdorfer character in Paul Zindel's play "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man,in,the,Moon Marigolds"
• Tillie Banks main character in play "Tillie's Nightmare" and 1914 silent film "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
• Tillie Hansen character in 1985 movie "The Aviator"
• Tillie Kupermann character in "Blythewood" by Carol Goodman
• Māreikura "Tillie" Potts character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• "Tillie the Toiler " comic strip by Russ Westover
• "Tillie and the Wall " short story by Leo Lionni