Tilly

Where Tilly comes from

* (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.
— Wiktionary's entry for Tilly
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1897
    Tilly Edinger born
    German paleontologist
  2. 1911
    Tilly Fleischer born
    German javelin thrower
  3. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,979 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #884
    302 babies named Tilly — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
Namesakes
  • Tilly Fleischer · German javelin thrower, 1911–2005
  • Tilly Edinger · German paleontologist, 1897–1967
  • Tilly Losch · Ballerina, dancer, actress, 1903–1975
  • Tilly Keeper · British actress, born 1997
  • Tilly Smith · British lifesaver, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.