Tillie

English, diminutive of Matilda

"battle mighty"

Tillie Origin and Meaning

The name Tillie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "battle mighty".

A surprise recent hit revival with cutting-edge British, Tribeca and Malibu parents; Tillie, also spelled Tilly, is cute, frilly, and sassy all at once. Tilly is currently Number 90 on the England-Wales popularity list, joining such other Top 100 nickname names as Milly, Maisie, Kitty and Lottie. Tillie along with these other short forms transform proper names rooted in other cultures into true English names for girls.

Writer Tillie Olsen is a feminist favorite. Tillie's Punctured Romance is a classic Mack Sennett silent film, starring Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Marie Dressler; Tillie the Toiler was an iconic flapper comic strip.

Tillie Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Tillie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 973 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Tillie

• 973 Nameberry 2025
• 297 Unique 2023
• 416 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Tillie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Tillie.

• Tilly
• Lou
• Georgie
• Lettie
• Kit
• Ruthie
• Nellie
• Marnie
• Teddy
• Junie
• Della
• Ettie
• Murphy
• Dottie
• Lottie
• Bea
• Joni
• Darby
• Hattie
• Clarke

Famous People Named Tillie

• Tillie Lerner Olsen American novelist
• Tillie Kidd Fowler U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
• Tillie Schloss Pine American children's author
• Tillie Moreno Filipina singer
• Tillie Baldwin (born Anna Mathilda Winger) American rodeo pioneer
• Tillie Anderson Swedish,American cyclist

The name Tillie in Pop Culture

• Matilda "Tillie" Hunsdorfer character in Paul Zindel's play "The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man,in,the,Moon Marigolds"
• Tillie Banks main character in play "Tillie's Nightmare" and 1914 silent film "Tillie's Punctured Romance"
• Tillie Hansen character in 1985 movie "The Aviator"
• Tillie Kupermann character in "Blythewood" by Carol Goodman
• Māreikura "Tillie" Potts character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• "Tillie the Toiler " comic strip by Russ Westover
• "Tillie and the Wall " short story by Leo Lionni