Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 1989 300 births

Topaz — girls' name

300 babies named Topaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s891990s922000s732010s112020s7
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Topaz was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

17 babies were named Topaz in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Topaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Topaz between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Topaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Topaz performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Topaz shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Topaz in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Topaz 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 300 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.

Topaz at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

300

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1989

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Topaz popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
17
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 20232006200119951990198519801971 5

Topaz popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1994 (Topaz as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1994 6

Topaz by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 31% of Topaz's all-time total
1970s281980s891990s922000s732010s112020s7

Topaz by state

Where Topaz concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Topaz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 3.3%
#2 Florida
5 1.7%
New York share of Topaz's total US births 3.3%
Even split

10 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Topaz?
300 babies have been named Topaz since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 17 births.
When was Topaz most popular?
Topaz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Topaz most popular?
The top states for the name Topaz are New York (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Topaz been used?
Topaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Topaz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Topanga, 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, 1971–2023 (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.