Toussaint
Toussaint is both a French surname and a masculine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Toussaint
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toussaint is both a French surname and a masculine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Toussaint
Toussaint first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 22 Toussaints were born — ranking #1,928 that year. As of 2026, Toussaint ranks #4,985 for baby boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). In total, more than 543 Toussaints have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Toussaint
Toussaint is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 543 births in the dataset. Toussaint's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #1,928. Use the chart and map above to compare Toussaint'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 .
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