Recorded 1969–1993 Girls' name Peak 1977 574 births

Tomica — girls' name

574 babies named Tomica in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s4061980s1411990s21

The verdict

574 girls have been named Tomica since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

574
total births
1969–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tomica was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

60 babies were named Tomica in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomica

The Social Security Administration has registered 574 babies named Tomica between 1969 and 1993, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 406 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tomica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tomica in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomica 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 574 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.

Tomica at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

574

Since 1969

25 years of records

Peak year

1977

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1969

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tomica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1969

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
60
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Tomica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
406 births that decade — 71% of Tomica's all-time total
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Tomica by state

Where Tomica concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tomica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 5.9%
#2 North Carolina
17 3.0%
#3 Illinois
13 2.3%
#4 Georgia
10 1.7%
#5 Ohio
10 1.7%
#6 Michigan
5 0.9%
#7 South Carolina
5 0.9%
Texas share of Tomica's total US births 5.9%
Even split

34 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomica?
574 babies have been named Tomica since 1969. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 60 births.
When was Tomica most popular?
Tomica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 406 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tomica most popular?
The top states for the name Tomica are Texas (34 births), North Carolina (17 births), Illinois (13 births).
How long has the name Tomica been used?
Tomica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 25 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tomica?
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, 1969–1993 (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.