Boys' name · since 1906
Toivo
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 535 babies named Toivo, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 535
- born since 1906
- 1910s
- peak decade
Toivo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 535 have been recorded since 1906.
Toivo has 535 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1930.
- #7,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 535 born since 1906
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toivo ranks #7,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 535 born since 1906, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 535
- born since 1906
- 1910s
- peak decade
Toivo's 535 recorded births place it above 83.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Toivo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Toivo splits its recorded history at 1918: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Toivo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1930
- Peak year (1918)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Toivo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (321 births, 60% of the file).
1910s was Toivo's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Toivo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
321 births
- 1920s
1920s
176 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 321 births (60% of all-time use).
How Toivo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Toivo's total volume
Toivo by state
Where Toivo concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 150 | 28.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 96 | 17.9% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 67 | 12.5% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.9% |
150 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Toivo's data
- Toivo's decade-level peak was the 1910s (321 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Toivos (150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Toivo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1906–1930 (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 Toivo 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.