Recorded 1962–2003 Boys' name Peak 1980 197 births

Tomislav — boys' name

197 babies named Tomislav in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s701980s621990s332000s10
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tomislav was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tomislav in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomislav

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Tomislav between 1962 and 2003, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tomislav currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomislav performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tomislav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomislav 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 197 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.

Tomislav at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

197

Since 1962

42 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1962

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tomislav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1962

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 20031994198619811976197219661962 5

Tomislav by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
70 births that decade — 36% of Tomislav's all-time total
1960s221970s701980s621990s332000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomislav?
197 babies have been named Tomislav since 1962. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Tomislav most popular?
Tomislav was most popular in the 1970s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tomislav been used?
Tomislav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 42 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tomislav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommy, Tom, Tommie, Tomas, 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, 1962–2003 (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.