Girls' name · since 1943
Tunisia
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.
- #10,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tunisia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 596 have been recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tunisia has been recorded 596 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1996.
- #10,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 596 born since 1943
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tunisia ranks #10,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 596 born since 1943, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 596
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tunisia's 596 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tunisia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tunisia's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tunisia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1996
- Peak year (1974)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tunisia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (275 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Tunisia's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tunisia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
275 births
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 275 births (46% of all-time use).
How Tunisia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tunisia's total volume
Tunisia by state
Where Tunisia concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| 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% |
30 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tunisia's data
- Tunisia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tunisias (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tunisia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1943–1996 (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 Tunisia 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.