US rank #11105 Boys' name Peak 2008 420 births

Toure — #11105 US boys' name

420 babies named Toure in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s841980s731990s1022000s932010s422020s16
#11105
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Toure was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

18 babies were named Toure in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toure

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Toure between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toure currently holds the #11105 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toure performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Toure shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Toure in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toure 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 420 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.

Toure at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

420

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2008

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,105

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Toure popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
18
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 202420122005199819921986197919731965 5

Toure by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
102 births that decade — 24% of Toure's all-time total
1960s101970s841980s731990s1022000s932010s422020s16

Toure by state

Where Toure concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Toure
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.6%
New York share of Toure's total US births 2.6%

11 of 420 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toure?
420 babies have been named Toure since 1965. It currently ranks #11105 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 18 births.
When was Toure most popular?
Toure was most popular in the 1990s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Toure most popular?
The top states for the name Toure are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Toure been used?
Toure has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Toure?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tou, Toussaint, Toua, Touger, and 1 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, 1965–2024 (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.