Boys' name · since 1980
Tou
1,254 babies named Tou in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,254
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tou sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,254 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tou has been recorded 1,254 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2015.
- #4,440 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,254 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tou ranks #4,440 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,254 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,254
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tou's 1,254 recorded births place it above 90.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tou's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2015
- Peak year (1990)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tou by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (578 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Tou's strongest decade.
578 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
543 births
- 1990s
1990s
578 births
- 2000s 110
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 578 births (46% of all-time use).
How Tou compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tou's total volume
Tou by state
Where Tou concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 494 | 39.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 287 | 22.9% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 227 | 18.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | | 5 | 0.4% |
494 of 1,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tou's data
- Tou's decade-level peak was the 1990s (578 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tous (494 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1980–2015 (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 Tou 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.