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Tillie

Tillie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“mighty in battle”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
TIL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Diminutive of Matilda, from Germanic elements meaning 'might' and 'battle.' It has also been used as a pet form of names like Ottilie.

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How popular is Tillie?

202457.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Tillie in 2024189

2024 rank#1,234 girls

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 188015,585

Tillie is rising: use over the last five years is 4.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Tillie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milliegentle strength · Germanic
  • Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic

Tillie questions

What does the name Tillie mean?

Tillie means "mighty in battle". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Matilda, from Germanic elements meaning 'might' and 'battle.' It has also been used as a pet form of names like Ottilie.

Is Tillie a boy or girl name?

Tillie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tillie?

189 US babies were named Tillie in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Tillie?

Tillie is usually pronounced TIL-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.