Total births
27
Boys' name · since 1980
Ton
Ton has 27 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–2012
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
27 boys have been named Ton since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ton has 27 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2012.
- 27 total births
- 1980–2012 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Ton since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2012.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–2012
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Ton was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ton in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Ton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ton's full recorded timeline at 1986, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ton at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Ton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Ton's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Ton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ton? ▼
27 babies have been named Ton since 1980. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Ton most popular? ▼
Ton was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Ton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ton since 1980 -- 33 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Ton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tony, Toney, Toni, Tonny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ton's data
- Ton's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ton
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Tonny Boy
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Tonnie Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ton: Baby Name Since 1980 - 27 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ton 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 July 2026.