A name. A world of connections.

Toivo

“hope”

masculineunisexLatin script

[ˈt̪o̞i̯ʋo̞] · Finnish

Origin: Not established
2 language contexts: Estonian Finnish
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Toivo

Toivo is a masculine given name documented in Estonian and Finnish. English Wiktionary records the meaning “hope”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Tõivo (Estonian)

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “hope”

From toivo (“hope”). Judging by place names (names of farmsteads), it was a personal name in pre-Christian Finland. The given name was revived in the mid-19th century. The surname may in some cases be derived from this old given name (via farm names), but in some cases may be shortened from Toiviainen, Toivanen, or simply adopted directly as a surname (during the Fennicization of surnames).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Toivo is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Toivo’s connections around the world.

5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1930: 5 boys (rank 4001).

Explore United States

4 of 5 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Toivo

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1930: 5; applications; Rank #4,001
Peak year: 1918; 57 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Toivo in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	7	1,004	observed
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	13	744	observed
1909	13	804	observed
1910	12	928	observed
1911	15	856	observed
1912	13	1,353	observed
1913	39	745	observed
1914	40	855	observed
1915	24	1,372	observed
1916	39	1,028	observed
1917	49	909	observed
1918	57	882	observed
1919	33	1,230	observed
1920	34	1,234	observed
1921	39	1,140	observed
1922	22	1,644	observed
1923	23	1,589	observed
1924	13	2,347	observed
1925	11	2,588	observed
1926	16	1,981	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	12	2,387	observed
1929	6	3,559	observed
1930	5	4,001	observed
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	no value	no value	not covered
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	no value	no value	not covered
1959	no value	no value	not covered
1960	no value	no value	not covered
1961	no value	no value	not covered
1962	no value	no value	not covered
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	no value	no value	not covered
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Toivo” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
1886–1968
Finnish politician (1886-1968)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Loukola
1902–1984
athletics competitor (1902-1984)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Kuula
1883–1918
Finnish composer (1883–1918)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Hyytiäinen
1925–1978
athletics competitor from Finland (1925-1978)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Salonen
1933–2019
Finnish speed skater (1933-2019)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Toivo with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q280684CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Toivo

Toivo is a masculine given name documented in Estonian and Finnish. English Wiktionary records the meaning “hope”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Tõivo (Estonian)

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “hope”

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Toivo is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Toivo’s connections around the world.

5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1930: 5 boys (rank 4001).

Explore United States

4 of 5 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Toivo

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 1930: 5; applications; Rank #4,001
Peak year: 1918; 57 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Toivo in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	7	1,004	observed
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	13	744	observed
1909	13	804	observed
1910	12	928	observed
1911	15	856	observed
1912	13	1,353	observed
1913	39	745	observed
1914	40	855	observed
1915	24	1,372	observed
1916	39	1,028	observed
1917	49	909	observed
1918	57	882	observed
1919	33	1,230	observed
1920	34	1,234	observed
1921	39	1,140	observed
1922	22	1,644	observed
1923	23	1,589	observed
1924	13	2,347	observed
1925	11	2,588	observed
1926	16	1,981	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	12	2,387	observed
1929	6	3,559	observed
1930	5	4,001	observed
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	no value	no value	not covered
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	no value	no value	not covered
1945	no value	no value	not covered
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	no value	no value	not covered
1950	no value	no value	not covered
1951	no value	no value	not covered
1952	no value	no value	not covered
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	no value	no value	not covered
1955	no value	no value	not covered
1956	no value	no value	not covered
1957	no value	no value	not covered
1958	no value	no value	not covered
1959	no value	no value	not covered
1960	no value	no value	not covered
1961	no value	no value	not covered
1962	no value	no value	not covered
1963	no value	no value	not covered
1964	no value	no value	not covered
1965	no value	no value	not covered
1966	no value	no value	not covered
1967	no value	no value	not covered
1968	no value	no value	not covered
1969	no value	no value	not covered
1970	no value	no value	not covered
1971	no value	no value	not covered
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	no value	no value	not covered
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
1886–1968
Finnish politician (1886-1968)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Loukola
1902–1984
athletics competitor (1902-1984)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Kuula
1883–1918
Finnish composer (1883–1918)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Hyytiäinen
1925–1978
athletics competitor from Finland (1925-1978)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Toivo Salonen
1933–2019
Finnish speed skater (1933-2019)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q280684CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ToivoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Toivo

Meaning in the sources

Where Toivo is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Toivo Mikael Kivimäki

Toivo Loukola

Toivo Kuula

Toivo Hyytiäinen

Toivo Salonen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Toivo

Meaning in the sources

Where Toivo is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Toivo Mikael Kivimäki

Toivo Loukola

Toivo Kuula

Toivo Hyytiäinen

Toivo Salonen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page