Female name
Tilly
11,788 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2009. Expression number: 6.
Origin
(given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.From Wiktionary, entry “Tilly”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2009: 703 births. 11,788 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 86th among girls' names in 2009. It is still given: 1,529 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In Ireland
Peak in 2022: 34 births. 278 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2018. It is still given: 117 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
9 + 7 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
2 + 3 + 3 = 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.