Recorded 1920–1959 Girls' name Peak 1930 58 births

Tootsie — girls' name

58 babies named Tootsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

58 girls have been named Tootsie since 1920, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1959.

58
total births
1920–1959
years on record
1930s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tootsie was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tootsie in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tootsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Tootsie between 1920 and 1959, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tootsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tootsie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tootsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tootsie 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 58 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.

Tootsie at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

58

Since 1920

40 years of records

Peak year

1930

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1920

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1959

Tootsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1920

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Tootsie by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
27 births that decade — 47% of Tootsie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tootsie?
58 babies have been named Tootsie since 1920. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1930 with 7 births.
When was Tootsie most popular?
Tootsie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Tootsie been used?
Tootsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 40 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Tootsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tooba, Toosdhi, Toots, Tootie. 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, 1920–1959 (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.