US rank #12491 Boys' name Peak 1947 46 births

Toliver — #12491 US boys' name

46 babies named Toliver in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101940s61960s51970s51990s102000s52020s5
#12491
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Toliver was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

6 babies were named Toliver in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toliver

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Toliver between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toliver currently holds the #12491 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toliver performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Toliver shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toliver 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 46 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.

Toliver at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

46

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

1947

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#12,491

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Toliver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
4.555.566.5 202420031998199719791969194719281924 5

Toliver by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 22% of Toliver's all-time total
1920s101940s61960s51970s51990s102000s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toliver?
46 babies have been named Toliver since 1924. It currently ranks #12491 among boys. The peak year was 1947 with 6 births.
When was Toliver most popular?
Toliver was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Toliver been used?
Toliver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Toliver?
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.

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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, 1924–2024 (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.