Unisex name · since 1996
Tochi
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Tochi, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
55 girls have been named Tochi since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tochi has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2012.
- #33,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tochi ranks #33,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tochi's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tochi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tochi's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tochi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2012.
55 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 8 births in a single year.
Tochi popularity over time - boys
21 total births recorded since 2004 (Tochi as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Tochi accounts for 28% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tochi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Tochi's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Tochi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (76% of all-time use).
Tochi decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Runner-up 8 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Tochi's data
- Tochi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tochi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1996–2012 (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 Tochi 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.
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