Recorded 1971–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 557 births

Tosh — boys' name

557 babies named Tosh in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s931990s822000s1782010s1172020s13
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tosh was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tosh in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tosh

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Tosh between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tosh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tosh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tosh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tosh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tosh 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 557 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.

Tosh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

557

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

2006

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tosh popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
31
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 202320132007200119931986198019741971 5

Tosh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 32% of Tosh's all-time total
1970s741980s931990s822000s1782010s1172020s13

Tosh by state

Where Tosh concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tosh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
73 13.1%
California share of Tosh's total US births 13.1%

73 of 557 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tosh?
557 babies have been named Tosh since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 31 births.
When was Tosh most popular?
Tosh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tosh most popular?
The top states for the name Tosh are California (73 births).
How long has the name Tosh been used?
Tosh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tosh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Toshio, Toshiro, Toshiyuki, Toshua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.