US rank #12010 Boys' name Peak 2020 26 births

Tolson — #12010 US boys' name

26 babies named Tolson in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s20
#12010
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tolson was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tolson in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tolson

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Tolson between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tolson currently holds the #12010 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tolson performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tolson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tolson 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 26 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.

Tolson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

26

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#12,010

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tolson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 2024202220202019 6

Tolson by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
20 births that decade — 77% of Tolson's all-time total
2010s62020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tolson?
26 babies have been named Tolson since 2019. It currently ranks #12010 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Tolson most popular?
Tolson was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Tolson been used?
Tolson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tolson?
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, 2019–2024 (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.