Boys' name · since 2004
Tokala
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Tokala, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tokala is the #12926 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 20 recorded since 2004.
Tokala has 20 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12926 as of the latest data, more common than 7% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #29,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,926 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tokala ranks #29,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,926 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #29,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,926 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tokala's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tokala compares
20 8th 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
Tokala's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tokala | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tokala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tokala splits its recorded history at 2024: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births).
Tokala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tokala by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Tokala's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Tokala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tokala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Tokala 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.