Recorded 1926–1928 Boys' name Peak 1927 40 births

Tunney — boys' name

40 babies named Tunney in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s40
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tunney was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tunney in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tunney

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Tunney between 1926 and 1928, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tunney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tunney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tunney 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 40 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.

Tunney at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

40

Since 1926

3 years of records

Peak year

1927

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1926

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1928

Tunney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1926

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1927)
23
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
510152025 192819271926 8

Tunney by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 100% of Tunney's all-time total
1920s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tunney?
40 babies have been named Tunney since 1926. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1927 with 23 births.
When was Tunney most popular?
Tunney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Tunney been used?
Tunney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 3 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Tunney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tung, Tunis, 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, 1926–1928 (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.