Girls' name · since 1994
Topanga
799 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.
- #8,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
799 babies have been named Topanga since 1994, making it today's #4724 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Topanga recorded 799 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #4724 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,724 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 799 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Topanga ranks #8,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,724 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 799 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 799
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Topanga's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Topanga compares
799 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Topanga's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Topanga | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Topanga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Topanga splits its recorded history at 2010: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Topanga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Topanga by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (230 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Topanga's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Topanga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 230 births (29% of all-time use).
How Topanga compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Topanga's total volume
Topanga by state
Where Topanga concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
68 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Topanga's data
- Topanga's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (193) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Topangas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Topanga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Topanga 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.