US rank #5973 Boys' name Peak 2007 272 births

Tlaloc — #5973 US boys' name

272 babies named Tlaloc in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s202000s992010s882020s55
#5973
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tlaloc was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tlaloc in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tlaloc

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Tlaloc between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tlaloc currently holds the #5973 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tlaloc performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tlaloc shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tlaloc in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tlaloc in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 272 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tlaloc at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

272

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,973

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tlaloc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019801977 5

Tlaloc by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
99 births that decade — 36% of Tlaloc's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s202000s992010s882020s55

Tlaloc by state

Where Tlaloc concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tlaloc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 25.0%
California share of Tlaloc's total US births 25.0%

68 of 272 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tlaloc?
272 babies have been named Tlaloc since 1977. It currently ranks #5973 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Tlaloc most popular?
Tlaloc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Tlaloc most popular?
The top states for the name Tlaloc are California (68 births).
How long has the name Tlaloc been used?
Tlaloc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.