Boys' name · since 1913
Tunis
Tunis has 153 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tunis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 153 recorded since 1913.
Tunis has 153 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1954.
- #14,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 153 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tunis ranks #14,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 153
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tunis's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Tunis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tunis splits its recorded history at 1923: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tunis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1954
- Peak year (1915)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tunis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Tunis's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tunis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (41% of all-time use).
Tunis by state
Where Tunis concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 10 | 6.5% |
10 of 153 births nationwide.
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- Tunis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Tuniss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tunis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1913–1954 (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 Tunis 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.