Given name
Tilan
“a generous man”
Tilan is a variant of Tilon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a generous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tilan is a variant of Tilon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a generous man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tilan is a variant of Tilon. An origin associated with Tilon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tilan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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