Girl · Name family
Tilda
20,291births recorded
10Countries
4Variants
2002Peak · Sweden
#92Germany (large cities) 2025
Tilda is a girl name family recorded 20,291 times in 10 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Germany's large cities (#92 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Sweden in 2002, at 1,181.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Tilde (Sweden, Denmark).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Tilda
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilda | Swedish | 6,417 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #176 | 2002 | ▼ 62 % |
| Tilda | Swedish | 2,040 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6546 | 1883 | ▲ 4 % |
| Tilda | Swedish | 1,229 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #92 | 2021 | – |
| Tilda | Swedish | 335 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2439 | 2021 | ▼ 25 % |
| Tilda | Swedish | 201 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #424 | 2021 | ▲ 48 % |
| Tilda | Swedish | 165 | 🇫🇷 France | #4826 | 2024 | ▲ 27 % |
| Tilde | Italian | 6,432 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #149 | 2002 | ▼ 68 % |
| Tilde | Italian | 1,762 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 2009 | – |
| Tilde | Italian | 16 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2017 | – |
| Tilde | Italian | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1976 | – |
| Thilde | Swedish | 755 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2010 | – |
| Thilda | Swedish | 602 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #885 | 2003 | ▼ 73 % |
| Thilda | Swedish | 17 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2020 | – |
| Thilda | Swedish | 15 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1894 | – |
| Thilda | Swedish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1955 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Tilda ↔ Tilde — verified against linguistic sources
- Tilda ↔ Thilda — spelling variant
- Tilde ↔ Thilde — spelling variant
Questions about Tilda
How popular is the name Tilda?
In 2025 it ranked #92 in Germany's large cities. Official registers record 20,291 births across 10 countries.
What is Tilda in other languages?
Tilde (Italian); Thilde (Swedish); Thilda (Swedish).
When was Tilda most popular?
It peaked in Sweden in 2002, at 1,181.8 births per 100,000.
Is Tilda a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Tilda is a girl name.