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Tillie
OriginEnglish, diminutive of Matilda
Meaning"battle mighty"
GenderGirl
US Rank#959
Top 1000
NB Rank#1014
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About Tillie
Variation of Matilda
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 | #3,183 | 52 | 29.1 |
| 2015 | #2,583 | 70 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | #2,535 | 71 | 40.1 |
| 2017 | #3,047 | 54 | 31.3 |
| 2018 | #2,216 | 84 | 49.4 |
| 2019 | #1,786 | 115 | 68.5 |
| 2020 | #1,780 | 112 | 69.3 |
| 2021 | #1,608 | 131 | 79.8 |
| 2022 | #1,440 | 156 | 95.1 |
| 2023 | #1,300 | 176 | 109.7 |
| 2024 | #1,236 | 189 | 116.7 |
| 2025 | #1,269 | 177 | 110.1 |
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U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
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American rodeo pioneer
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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"
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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
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