Toki
Toki is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Norse.
- Old Norse
Meaning & Origin of Toki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toki is a name with a single cultural origin: Old Norse.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Norse
The Story of Toki
As a girl name
American parents first put Toki on the record books as a girl name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 7 Tokis were born — ranking #5,310 that year. About 58% of every Toki on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Toki last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Toki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 5 births, good for #12,084 nationwide. About 50% of every Toki on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Toki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Toki
Toki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Toki's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #5,310. Use the chart and map above to compare Toki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.