Recorded 1981–1993 Unisex name Peak 1981 10 births

Tokunbo — boys' name

10 babies named Tokunbo in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tokunbo was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tokunbo in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tokunbo

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Tokunbo between 1981 and 1993, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tokunbo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Tokunbo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tokunbo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tokunbo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tokunbo 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 10 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.

Tokunbo at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

10

Since 1981

13 years of records

Peak year

1981

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1981

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tokunbo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1981

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 19931981 5

Tokunbo popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Tokunbo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Tokunbo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Tokunbo's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tokunbo?
10 babies have been named Tokunbo since 1981. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Tokunbo most popular?
Tokunbo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Is Tokunbo a unisex name?
Yes, Tokunbo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tokunbo been used?
Tokunbo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 13 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tokunbo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tokio, Tokuo, Tokyo, Tokala, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–1993 (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.