Girls' name · since 1920
Tootsie
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Tootsie, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
58 girls have been named Tootsie since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tootsie has been recorded 58 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1959.
- #33,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tootsie ranks #33,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tootsie's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tootsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tootsie's full recorded timeline at 1933, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tootsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1959
- Peak year (1930)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tootsie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (27 births, 47% of the file).
1930s was Tootsie's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tootsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tootsie's data
- Tootsie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tootsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1920–1959 (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 Tootsie 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.