Toney · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 144 recorded years as a table

Toney, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	63
1881	60
1882	70
1883	48
1884	87
1885	83
1886	99
1887	99
1888	132
1890	90
1891	109
1892	57
1893	71
1894	112
1896	59
1897	62
1898	73
1899	66
1900	126
1901	94
1902	65
1903	84
1904	78
1905	91
1906	53
1907	75
1908	32
1909	122
1910	51
1911	40
1912	58
1913	51
1914	61
1915	53
1916	37
1917	59
1918	46
1919	51
1920	41
1921	39
1922	37
1923	36
1924	39
1925	39
1926	30
1927	32
1928	42
1929	33
1930	17
1931	30
1932	29
1933	25
1934	34
1935	38
1936	34
1937	29
1938	37
1939	29
1940	50
1941	41
1942	43
1943	31
1944	34
1945	39
1946	44
1947	36
1948	34
1949	37
1950	36
1951	43
1952	34
1953	44
1954	46
1955	62
1956	50
1957	48
1958	73
1959	81
1960	65
1961	88
1962	77
1963	76
1964	69
1965	71
1966	83
1967	81
1968	64
1969	64
1970	61
1971	41
1972	58
1973	40
1974	45
1975	37
1976	34
1977	29
1978	28
1979	35
1980	30
1981	27
1982	40
1983	27
1984	32
1985	31
1986	27
1987	24
1988	28
1989	33
1990	23
1991	28
1992	29
1993	17
1994	22
1995	24
1996	19
1997	18
1998	16
1999	9
2000	11
2001	17
2002	18
2003	11
2004	11
2005	10
2006	10
2007	13
2008	4
2009	9
2010	10
2011	9
2012	11
2013	5
2014	7
2015	5
2016	7
2017	4
2018	4
2019	5
2020	6
2021	4
2022	3
2023	5
2024	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Toney isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1880: 6,416

Most popular in 1888, at 132 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 33% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.