Tilford is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Tilford is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1988. Tilford was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1922 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,397 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #5,008 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #4,553 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,405 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,811 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,593 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,375 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,647 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,527 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,512 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,299 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #2,884 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #3,635 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,522 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #3,016 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,955 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #2,952 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #3,149 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #2,518 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,699 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,206 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,648 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,787 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,210 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #2,657 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,264 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #2,005 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,297 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,396 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,259 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,110 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,109 |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,575 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,145 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #1,908 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,002 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,727 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | #2,359 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,309 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #1,920 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,439 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,721 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #2,513 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,125 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,358 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | #1,673 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #2,126 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,113 |
| 1922 | 29 | — | #1,392 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,614 |
| 1920 | 18 | — | #1,955 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #1,873 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,764 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #1,893 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,144 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | #2,170 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,627 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,079 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,249 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #1,025 |