Tilman

Where Tilman comes from

Tilman hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1460
    Tilman Riemenschneider born
    German sculptor and woodcarver
  2. 1881
    Debut at its peak, #706
    #706 among boys with 7 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1882
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1957
    Tilman J. Fertitta born
    American businessman
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Tilman Riemenschneider · German sculptor and woodcarver, 1460–1531
  • Tilman J. Fertitta · American businessman, born 1957
  • Tilman Nagel · German orientalist, born 1942
  • Tilman Zülch · German human rights activist, 1939–2023
  • Tilman Spengler · German writer, born 1947

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.