Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tillian isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tillian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 88
- 56 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #11,851 for boys · #17,058 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +152%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,851 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tillian’s family of names
Tillian may belong to the same name family as Tilian. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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