Girls' name · since 1944
Toi
1,493 babies named Toi in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,493
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,493 recorded since 1944.
Toi has 1,493 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2012.
- #5,711 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,493 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toi ranks #5,711 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,493 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,711 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,493
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toi's 1,493 recorded births place it above 92.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Toi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toi's full recorded timeline at 1980, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2012
- Peak year (1974)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Toi popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1989 (Toi as boys' name)
Toi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (459 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Toi's strongest decade.
459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Toi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 89
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
354 births
- 1970s
1970s
459 births
- 1980s
1980s
316 births
- 1990s
1990s
198 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 459 births (31% of all-time use).
How Toi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Toi's total volume
Toi by state
Where Toi concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 63 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 61 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 40 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
82 of 1,493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Toi appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Toi's data
- Toi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (459 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tois (82 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1944–2012 (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 Toi 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.