Meg Tilly
There are approximately 1 people named Meg Tilly living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Meg with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Tilly. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Meg
4.7K
Alive today
Named Tilly
1.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 4.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 45
Estimated bearers: 1.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #20,239
Per 100K: 0.45
Top ancestry: White (88.0%)
First name trend
Meg: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Meg. The peak year was 1959 with 196 births. The average person named Meg today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Tilly surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Tilly, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.0%.
- White88.0%
- Black or African American5.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Meg has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0014% of the US population, based on 4,653 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Tilly appears at a rate of 0.45 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0004%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Meg Tilly. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Meg
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Other people with the surname Tilly
FAQ
Meg Tilly: questions and answers
How many people are named Meg Tilly?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Meg Tilly. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0014%) with the surname frequency (0.45 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Meg Tilly?
We classify Meg Tilly as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Meg a male or female name?
Meg is predominantly female. Out of 5,321 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Meg profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.