Tilda

Til-duh; Teel-duh

Estonian, diminutive of Matilda

"battle-mighty"

Tilda Origin and Meaning

The name Tilda is a girl's name of Spanish, Estonian origin.

Actress Tilda Swinton injected this dated nickname name with some modern charm.

Tilda Rank in US Top 1000

# 976 in the US

Popularity of the name Tilda

• 1495 Nameberry 2025
• 56 Germany 2024
• 89 Sweden 2016

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Famous People Named Tilda

• Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton English actress
• Tilda Thamar (born Matilde Sofía Margarita Abrecht) Argentine actress

The name Tilda in Pop Culture

• Tilda flower girl in 'No. 5 John Street' (1902) by Richard Whiteing
• Tilda Price character who marries John Browdie in 'Nicholas Nickleby' (1839) by Charles Dickens
• Tilda daughter of Bard in movie 'The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug'