Tilton comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "From the town on the hill".
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How popular is Tilton?
1920peak year
Today, Tilton is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12428), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #2444 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 388 babies have been registered as Tilton since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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