Recorded 1976–2005 Boys' name Peak 2005 33 births

Tolga — boys' name

33 babies named Tolga in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s111990s102000s7

The verdict

33 boys have been named Tolga since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

33
total births
1976–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tolga was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tolga in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tolga

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Tolga between 1976 and 2005, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tolga currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tolga performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tolga shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tolga 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 33 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.

Tolga at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

33

Since 1976

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1976

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tolga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1976

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2005)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200519991998198819831976 5

Tolga by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 33% of Tolga's all-time total
1970s51980s111990s102000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tolga?
33 babies have been named Tolga since 1976. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2005 with 7 births.
When was Tolga most popular?
Tolga was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Tolga been used?
Tolga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 30 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tolga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tolbert, Tollie, Toluwani, Toluwanimi, and 4 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, 1976–2005 (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.