Boys' name · since 1978
Toan
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 405 babies named Toan, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Toan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 405 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Toan recorded 405 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2018.
- #8,961 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 405 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toan ranks #8,961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Toan's 405 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Toan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toan's full recorded timeline at 1993, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2018
- Peak year (1983)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Toan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (209 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Toan's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Toan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
209 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 209 births (52% of all-time use).
Toan by state
Where Toan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 27.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.2% |
110 of 405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Toan's data
- Toan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Toans (110 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Toan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1978–2018 (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 Toan 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.