Name meaning & stats
Tilly
Tilly means “mighty in battle” (Germanic origin). 2,641 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“mighty in battle”
GermanicPet form of Matilda
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
2,641 US babies were named Tilly between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Tilly (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 2 Tillies spell it Tilly
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)