US rank #4247 Girls' name Peak 1998 770 births

Topanga — #4247 US girls' name

770 babies named Topanga in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1512000s2302010s2252020s164
#4247
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Topanga was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

48 babies were named Topanga in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Topanga

The Social Security Administration has registered 770 babies named Topanga between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Topanga currently holds the #4247 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Topanga performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 230 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Topanga shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Topanga in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Topanga 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 770 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.

Topanga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

770

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1998

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,247

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Topanga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
48
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030405060 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Topanga by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
230 births that decade — 30% of Topanga's all-time total
1990s1512000s2302010s2252020s164

Topanga by state

Where Topanga concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Topanga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 8.8%
#2 Texas
6 0.8%
#3 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Topanga's total US births 8.8%
Even split

68 of 770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Topanga?
770 babies have been named Topanga since 1994. It currently ranks #4247 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 48 births.
When was Topanga most popular?
Topanga was most popular in the 2000s decade with 230 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Topanga most popular?
The top states for the name Topanga are California (68 births), Texas (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Topanga been used?
Topanga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Topanga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Topaz, Topacio, Topeka, Topsy, and 1 more. 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, 1994–2024 (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.