Tilden comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Fertile valley.
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How popular is Tilden?
2022peak year
The name Tilden reached its peak in 2022, with 39 registrations (ranked #3143). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3824) today, averaging about 37 new babies per year. Tilden has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,394 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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