Boys' name · since 1914
Toussaint
Toussaint has 527 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Toussaint is the #4882 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 527 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toussaint has been recorded 527 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #4882 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,654 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 527 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toussaint ranks #7,654 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 527 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,882 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toussaint's 527 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Toussaint compares
527 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Toussaint's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Toussaint | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Toussaint's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toussaint's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toussaint popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1972)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Toussaint by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (124 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Toussaint's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Toussaint births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 124 births (24% of all-time use).
How Toussaint 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 Toussaint's total volume
Toussaint by state
Where Toussaint concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 527 births nationwide.
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What to do with Toussaint's data
- Toussaint's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Toussaints (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toussaint: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Toussaint 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.