Total births
279
Girls' name · since 1930
Tove
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Tove, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7652
- among girls today
- 279
- born since 1930
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
279 babies have been named Tove since 1930, making it today's #7652 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tove has been recorded 279 times among girls since 1930, currently ranked #7652 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #7652 among girls today
- 279 born since 1930
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Tove is currently the #7652 girls' name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 279 born since 1930, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7652
- among girls today
- 279
- born since 1930
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Tove vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7652
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
35% 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.
How Tove compares
279 44th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tove's all-time total is 27% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tove | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 279 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Tove's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tove's full recorded timeline at 1996, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tove at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,652
Active since
1930
Tove popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Tove by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Tove's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tove births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 98 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tove? ▼
Since 1930, Social Security records show 279 babies named Tove. Today it holds rank #7652 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 20 births.
When was Tove most popular? ▼
Tove was most popular in the 2020s decade with 98 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 96 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Tove? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tova, Tovah, Tovia, Tovi, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Tove
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1930–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tove: #7652 Girls' Name - 279 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tove. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tove 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 June 2026.