Toba
Feminine
Toba entered the US charts in 1918, peaked at #3252 in 1941, ranks #7133 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Toba?
Toba first appears in US birth records in 1918 — 107 years ago. The typical Toba alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 400 people named Toba are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Toba most popular?
Toba peaked in 1941, reaching #3252 nationally. Today it ranks #7133, 3,881 places below that high. See the whole 1941 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1918
- Most girls named
- 202421 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3252reached in 1941
- Change vs 2024
- −28.6%15 in 2025, from 21
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Toba in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, New Jersey.
Tobas among us
people named Toba are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 107,151 born in 2025 was named Toba
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Valaria test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Toba's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Valaria climbed just as high around 1916, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Valaria's path sketches the road Toba is walking now.
Toba sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Toba beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Toba in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Feminine · #7133 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Tobas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Toba are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Toba in 2025?
- Toba ranks #7133 among US girl names in 2025, with 15 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Toba?
- About 1 in every 107,151 US girls born in 2025 was named Toba — 15 in all.
- Will my child share the name Toba with classmates?
- Toba will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Toba
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