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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Meg
4.7K
Alive today
Named Tilly
1.3K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 4.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 45
Top Census group: White (87.7%)
Estimated bearers: 1.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #23,289
Per 100K: 0.38
Top ancestry: White (85.1%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Meg
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Meg, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 87.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Meg described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Meg at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.7% · 6,422
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 393
- Two or more races2.5% · 186
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 182
- Black or African American1.6% · 116
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 20
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Tilly surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Tilly, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Tilly described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Tilly at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.1% · 958
- Black or African American7.2% · 81
- Two or more races4.0% · 45
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 9
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Meg right now.
The surname Tilly appears at a rate of 0.38 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 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 (0.38 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Meg Tilly?
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