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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Tou

Tou was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1093rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (82). More babies were named Tou in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199082 babies
Total since 1880
1,254babies recorded

Tou popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,6577
2000#3,52924
1990#1,21582
1980#1,76233
1970——
1960——
1950——
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1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Tou, counting every spelling?

Tou has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Tou?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Tou are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 31 and 40. That makes Tou mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Tou by state

How common Tou was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (15.1×), Wisconsin (11.4×), California (3.3×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesWI0.40Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesMN0.54Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Tou, boys, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Tou: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tou, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Tou

How popular is the name Tou?

Tou was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1093rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (82). More babies were named Tou in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Tou a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,254 boys.

Where was Tou most popular?

In 1988–1992, Tou was most common in Minnesota (0.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and California.