Toccoa
A Cherokee name meaning "where the deer remain" or "deer town".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Toccoa. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Toccoa today is around 3 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Toccoa births was 2023 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Toccoa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Toccoa. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2023
5 babies that year
Average age
3
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,984
Tracked since 2023
Popularity
Toccoa: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Toccoa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Toccoa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Toccoa
The name Toccoa is derived from a Native American language, specifically the Muscogee Creek language spoken by the Creek people, a confederacy of Native American tribes historically located in the southeastern United States. The name is believed to have originated in the early 18th century or earlier.
Toccoa is thought to be derived from the Creek word "tohko," which means "where the creek forks" or "the place where two rivers meet." This likely refers to the Toccoa River, a tributary of the Oconee River in northern Georgia, where the Creek people had settlements.
The earliest known mention of the name Toccoa is in reference to a Creek town called Toccoa, located in what is now Stephens County, Georgia. This town was a significant settlement in the Creek Nation and played a role in the Creek War of 1813-1814.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Toccoa was Toccoa Yoholo, a Creek chief who lived in the late 18th century and was known for his diplomatic efforts in negotiations with the United States government.
Another notable figure was Toccoa Chitto, a Creek chief who fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the Creek War and was later involved in the removal of the Creek people from their ancestral lands during the Trail of Tears in the 1830s.
In the 19th century, Toccoa was also the name of a Creek leader who signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814, which ceded a significant portion of Creek land to the United States.
During the American Civil War, a Confederate soldier named Toccoa Mikko served in the Creek Mounted Volunteers, a unit composed of Native American soldiers from the Creek Nation.
In more recent history, Toccoa Farris was a Creek artist and activist born in 1916, known for her efforts in preserving Creek language and culture.
While the name Toccoa has Native American roots, it has been adopted by individuals of various backgrounds throughout history, likely due to its unique and melodic sound.
People
Toccoa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Toccoa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Toccoa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toccoa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Toccoa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Toccoa a common name?
We classify Toccoa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Toccoa most popular?
The single biggest year for Toccoa was 2023, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Toccoa is about 3 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Toccoa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Toccoa a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Toccoa in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Toccoa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Toccoa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Toccoa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Toccoa?
You can see how many people share the name Toccoa on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.