Recorded 1913–1954 Boys' name Peak 1915 153 births

Tunis — boys' name

153 babies named Tunis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s611920s631930s181940s51950s6
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tunis was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tunis in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tunis

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Tunis between 1913 and 1954, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tunis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tunis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tunis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tunis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tunis 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 153 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.

Tunis at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

153

Since 1913

42 years of records

Peak year

1915

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1913

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1954

Tunis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1913

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1915)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 19541931192719231920191719141913 5

Tunis by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
63 births that decade — 41% of Tunis's all-time total
1910s611920s631930s181940s51950s6

Tunis by state

Where Tunis concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tunis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 6.5%
New Jersey share of Tunis's total US births 6.5%

10 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tunis?
153 babies have been named Tunis since 1913. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1915 with 14 births.
When was Tunis most popular?
Tunis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Tunis most popular?
The top states for the name Tunis are New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Tunis been used?
Tunis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 42 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Tunis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tung, Tunney, Tunny, Tunde. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1954 (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.