Toussaint
A French masculine name meaning "all saints" or "feast of all saints".
Name Census estimates that about 464 living Americans carry the first name Toussaint. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Toussaint today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Toussaint births was 1972 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Toussaint. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Toussaint with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
464
~ 1 in 738,695 Americans
Peak year
1972
22 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,849
Tracked since 1914
Census
Toussaint in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 557 people with the first name Toussaint, which placed it at #19,155 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,155
National first-name rank
People counted
557
557 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Toussaint
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Toussaint is Black at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and White (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Toussaint described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Toussaint at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.3% · 464
- Two or more races7.9% · 44
- White3.9% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 2
Popularity
Toussaint: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Toussaint from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 124 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Toussaint remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Toussaint 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 Toussaint during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Toussaints live
Origin
Meaning and history of Toussaint
The name Toussaint is of French origin, derived from the phrase "tous les saints," meaning "all the saints." This reflects its linguistic roots in the Catholic tradition and was often given to children born on All Saints' Day, a Christian feast day celebrated on November 1st.
In its earliest recorded form, Toussaint appeared as a surname in France as early as the 12th century. Over time, it transitioned into a given name, particularly in French-speaking regions of Europe and the Caribbean.
One of the earliest and most notable historical figures bearing the name Toussaint was Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803), a Haitian revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Haitian Revolution and the eventual abolition of slavery in the French colonies.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Toussaint Charbonneau (c. 1767-1843), a French-Canadian explorer and trader who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the western United States. His wife, Sacagawea, was a crucial guide and interpreter for the expedition.
In the realm of literature, Toussaint Louverture was the subject of a celebrated poem by William Wordsworth, titled "To Toussaint L'Ouverture" (1802), which celebrated his heroism and struggle for freedom.
Toussaint Merle (1822-1900) was a French painter and engraver known for his landscapes and portraits, while Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1629-1713) was a French Catholic prelate and diplomat who served as Bishop of Digne and later as Bishop of Marseille.
In the 20th century, Toussaint Louverture's legacy continued to inspire, with figures like Toussaint Louverture Lusambo (1916-1959), a Congolese politician and independence activist who fought against Belgian colonial rule in the Congo.
People
Toussaint + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Toussaint 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
Toussaint: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toussaint?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 464 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Toussaint 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 738,695 US residents.
Is Toussaint a common name?
We classify Toussaint as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 505 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Toussaint most popular?
The single biggest year for Toussaint was 1972, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Toussaint is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Toussaint in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 557 people with the name Toussaint, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,155 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Toussaint in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Toussaint?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Toussaint leans strongly male. 544 people counted with this name were male (97.3%), compared with 15 female bearers (2.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Toussaint?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Toussaint is Black at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.9%) and White (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Toussaint most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Toussaint in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.3% (464 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Toussaint in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Toussaint a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Toussaint 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 Toussaint still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Toussaint 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 Toussaint 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.
How many people are called Toussaint?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.