Boys' name · since 1977
Tlaloc
284 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.
- #10,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tlaloc is the #7340 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 284 recorded since 1977.
Tlaloc has 284 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7340 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,340 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 284 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tlaloc ranks #10,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,340 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 284 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 284
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tlaloc's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tlaloc compares
284 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tlaloc's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tlaloc | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tlaloc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tlaloc splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tlaloc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Tlaloc by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (99 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Tlaloc's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tlaloc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (35% of all-time use).
Tlaloc by state
Where Tlaloc concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 25.7% |
73 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tlaloc's data
- Tlaloc's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tlalocs (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tlaloc
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tlaloc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tlaloc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.