US rank #5668 Boys' name Peak 1972 505 births

Toussaint — #5668 US boys' name

505 babies named Toussaint in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s61940s151950s101960s361970s1241980s701990s572000s522010s662020s63
#5668
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Toussaint was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

22 babies were named Toussaint in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toussaint

The Social Security Administration has registered 505 babies named Toussaint between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Toussaint currently holds the #5668 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toussaint performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Toussaint shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Toussaint in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toussaint 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 505 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.

Toussaint at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

505

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1972

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#5,668

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Toussaint popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1972)
22
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
0510152025 202420162004199519841976196719281914 6

Toussaint by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 25% of Toussaint's all-time total
1910s61920s61940s151950s101960s361970s1241980s701990s572000s522010s662020s63

Toussaint by state

Where Toussaint concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Toussaint
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.2%
California share of Toussaint's total US births 1.2%

6 of 505 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toussaint?
505 babies have been named Toussaint since 1914. It currently ranks #5668 among boys. The peak year was 1972 with 22 births.
When was Toussaint most popular?
Toussaint was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Toussaint most popular?
The top states for the name Toussaint are California (6 births).
How long has the name Toussaint been used?
Toussaint has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Toussaint?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tou, Toure, Toua, Touger, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.