Name meaning & stats
Tillie
Tillie means “mighty in battle” (Germanic origin). 3,146 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.
What it means
“mighty in battle”
GermanicPet form of Matilda
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
3,146 US babies were named Tillie between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Tillie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 48% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)