Girls' name · since 1917
Tomoe
57 babies named Tomoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tomoe sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Tomoe recorded 57 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1934.
- #33,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomoe ranks #33,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tomoe's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Tomoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tomoe's full recorded timeline at 1924, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tomoe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1934
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tomoe by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Tomoe's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Tomoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (68% of all-time use).
Tomoe by state
Where Tomoe concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 49 | 86.0% |
49 of 57 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tomoe's data
- Tomoe's decade-level peak was the 1920s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Tomoes (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tomoe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.