Recorded 1943–1996 Girls' name Peak 1974 596 births

Tunisia — girls' name

596 babies named Tunisia in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s81950s51960s531970s2751980s1751990s80
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tunisia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

39 babies were named Tunisia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tunisia

The Social Security Administration has registered 596 babies named Tunisia between 1943 and 1996, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tunisia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tunisia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tunisia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tunisia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tunisia 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 596 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.

Tunisia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

596

Since 1943

54 years of records

Peak year

1974

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1943

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tunisia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1974)
39
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
01020304050 19961991198619811976197119661943 8

Tunisia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
275 births that decade — 46% of Tunisia's all-time total
1940s81950s51960s531970s2751980s1751990s80

Tunisia by state

Where Tunisia concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tunisia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 5.0%
#2 New York
19 3.2%
#3 Illinois
15 2.5%
#4 Georgia
5 0.8%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.8%
California share of Tunisia's total US births 5.0%
Even split

30 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tunisia?
596 babies have been named Tunisia since 1943. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1974 with 39 births.
When was Tunisia most popular?
Tunisia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tunisia most popular?
The top states for the name Tunisia are California (30 births), New York (19 births), Illinois (15 births).
How long has the name Tunisia been used?
Tunisia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 54 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tunisia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tunisha, Tunya, Tunesia, Tundra, and 3 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, 1943–1996 (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.