Given name
Tilian
“one who strives to better himself”
Tilian is used as a given name. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “one who strives to better himself.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “one who strives to better himself.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tilian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 188
- 183 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,146 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,146 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tilian’s family of names
Tilian has a related form in Tilien. Tilian has a related form in Tilion. Tilian has a related form in Tiliun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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