Toronto — boys' name
49 babies named Toronto in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
49 boys have been named Toronto since 1956, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.
- 49
- total births
- 1956–1984
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
78% of everyone ever named Toronto was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Toronto in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Toronto
The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Toronto between 1956 and 1984, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toronto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Toronto performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Toronto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Toronto 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 49 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.
Toronto at a glance
Last recorded 1984Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Toronto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1956
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1984.
49 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 7 births in a single year.
Toronto by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 38 births that decade — 78% of Toronto's all-time total
Toronto decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Toronto's strongest decade
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 78% of all-time use.
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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, 1956–1984 (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.