Recorded 1922–1961 Unisex name Peak 1961 12 births

Toki — unisex name

12 babies named Toki in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s7
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Toki was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Toki in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toki

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Toki between 1922 and 1961, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Toki is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toki performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Toki shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toki in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Toki at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

12

Since 1922

40 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1922

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1961

Toki popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1922

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611922 5

Toki popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2015 (Toki as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20242015 5

Toki by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
7 births that decade — 58% of Toki's all-time total
1920s51960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toki?
12 babies have been named Toki since 1922. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Toki most popular?
Toki was most popular in the 1960s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Is Toki a unisex name?
Yes, Toki is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 12 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Toki been used?
Toki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 40 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Toki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tokiko, Tokyo, Tokie, Toka, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.