Girls' name · since 1917

Totsie

Totsie has 32 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

32
total births
1917–1936
years on record
1920s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

32 girls have been named Totsie since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Totsie recorded 32 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1936.

  • 32 total births
  • 1917–1936 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

32 girls have been named Totsie since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1936.

32
total births
1917–1936
years on record
1920s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Totsie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Totsie in 1922 - its busiest year on record.

Totsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Totsie's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Totsie at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

32

Since 1917

20 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1917

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1936

Totsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1936

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191719211922192319291936 5

Totsie by decade

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

1920s was Totsie's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Totsie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Totsie?
Totsie has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1936. 7 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Totsie most popular?
Totsie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Totsie been used?
The SSA has tracked Totsie since 1917 -- 20 years through the most recent 1936 data.
What names are similar to Totsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Totiana, Totianna, Totiyana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Totsie's data

  • Totsie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1917–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Totsie: Baby Name Since 1917 - 32 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/totsie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Totsie 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 July 2026.