boy's name

Tosh

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 573

Tosh is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 31 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tosh over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

178
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tosh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 74
1980s 93
1990s 82
2000s 178
2010s 117
2020s (to 2023) 13

How popular is Tosh?

In 2023, Tosh was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tosh is used

Canada #3,339 5 in 2022
United States #11,667 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tosh

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tosh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tosh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tosh

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tosh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tosh

How popular is the name Tosh?

In 2023, Tosh was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tosh a girl's or a boy's name?

Tosh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tosh?

Tosh has 1 syllable.

When was Tosh most popular?

Tosh peaked in 2006, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.