Unisex name · since 1958
Tovia
Tovia has 285 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,895 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tovia currently ranks #4902 among unisex names in America, with 285 babies recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Tovia recorded 285 times among boys since 1958, holding rank #4902 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #10,895 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 285 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tovia ranks #10,895 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 285 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,895 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tovia's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tovia compares
285 44th percentile among 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
Tovia's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tovia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tovia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tovia's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tovia popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tovia popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 1972 (Tovia as girls' name)
Tovia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Tovia's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tovia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (30% of all-time use).
Tovia by state
Where Tovia concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 165 | 57.9% |
165 of 285 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tovia's data
- Tovia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tovias (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tovia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Tovia 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.