Recorded 1915–1977 Girls' name Peak 1926 17 births

Tomacita — girls' name

17 babies named Tomacita in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71970s5

The verdict

17 girls have been named Tomacita since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1977.

17
total births
1915–1977
years on record
1920s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tomacita was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tomacita in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomacita

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Tomacita between 1915 and 1977, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomacita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomacita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tomacita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tomacita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomacita 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 17 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.

Tomacita at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

17

Since 1915

63 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1915

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1977

Tomacita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1915

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197719261915 5

Tomacita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 41% of Tomacita's all-time total
1910s51920s71970s5

Tomacita by state

Where Tomacita concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tomacita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
5 29.4%
New Mexico share of Tomacita's total US births 29.4%

5 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomacita?
17 babies have been named Tomacita since 1915. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Tomacita most popular?
Tomacita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Tomacita most popular?
The top states for the name Tomacita are New Mexico (5 births).
How long has the name Tomacita been used?
Tomacita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 63 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Tomacita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, and 4 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, 1915–1977 (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.