Girl · #15,782 in 2026

Tosca

Name: Popularity of the name Tosca in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Tosca, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca, is a melodramatic piece set in Rome in June 1800, with the Kingdom of Naples's control of Rome threatened by Napoleon's invasion of Italy.

Current Rank

#15,782

Peak Rank

#3,426 (1974)

Total Babies

372

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1909

First Year

2003

Last Year

1974

Peak Year

#3426

Peak Rank

372

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tosca

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Main article: La Tosca Punch cartoon depicting the end of Sardou's La Tosca , 1888 The French playwright Victorien Sardou wrote more than 70 plays, almost all of them successful, but in modern times, unperformed. In the early 1880s Sardou began a collaboration with actress Sarah Bernhardt , whom he provided with a series of historical melodramas. His third Bernhardt play, La Tosca , which premiered in Paris on 24 November 1887, and in which she starred throughout Europe, was an outstanding success, with more than 3,000 performances in France alone. Puccini had seen La Tosca at least twice, in

The Story of Tosca

Tosca first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 19 Toscas were born — ranking #3,426 that year. As of 2026, Tosca ranks #15,782 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 372 Toscas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Tosca

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tosca is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Tasca
Teska
Tosco
Tuska
Tyska
Tasco
Tesco
Tosk
Tusky
Taka
Taca
Tassa

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tosca

What does the name Tosca mean?

How popular is Tosca in 2026?

In 2026, Tosca ranks #15,782 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Tosca most popular?

Tosca reached its peak popularity in 1974, ranking #3,426 that year with 19 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Tosca most popular?

Tosca has historically been most popular in California, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tosca.

Is Tosca a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Tosca is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Tosca?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tosca include Latrelle, Charron, Larina. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tosca

Tosca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 372 births in the dataset. Tosca's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,426. Use the chart and map above to compare Tosca'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.