How Many People Are Named Topanga?
An estimated 760 people in the United States have the first name Topanga. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Topanga peaked in popularity in 1998 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Topanga as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Topanga paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
760
About 1 in 450,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1998
48 births
Total Registered
770
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Topanga
Topanga is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 770 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Topanga as a female name
Ranked #4,271 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (48 births)
Topanga: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Topanga span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 230 babies were registered. While Topanga is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Topanga by Decade
How has Topanga tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Topanga by State
Birth registrations for Topanga span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 26 Topangas were registered per state.
Topanga + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Topanga as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Topanga
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Topanga: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Topanga?
We estimate approximately 760 people named Topanga are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 450,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Topanga a common name?
Topanga is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 770 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Topanga most popular?
Topanga reached peak popularity in 1998, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Topanga is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Topanga a female name?
Topanga is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Topanga Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Topanga Smith, Topanga Johnson, Topanga Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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