US rank #7626 Girls' name Peak 2023 262 births

Tove — #7626 US girls' name

262 babies named Tove in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s121960s281970s291980s271990s52000s172010s582020s81
#7626
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tove was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tove in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tove

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Tove between 1930 and 2024, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tove currently holds the #7626 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tove performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tove shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tove 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 262 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.

Tove at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1930

95 years of records

Peak year

2023

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,626

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1930

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tove popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1930

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
20
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
0510152025 202420202016200519851978196819591930 5

Tove by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
81 births that decade — 31% of Tove's all-time total
1930s51950s121960s281970s291980s271990s52000s172010s582020s81

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tove?
262 babies have been named Tove since 1930. It currently ranks #7626 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Tove most popular?
Tove was most popular in the 2020s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Tove been used?
Tove has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 95 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tove?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tova, Tovah, Tovi, Tovia, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1930–2024 (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.