How Many People Are Named Tunisia?
An estimated 542 people in the United States have the first name Tunisia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Tunisia peaked in popularity in 1974 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tunisia 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 Tunisia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
542
About 1 in 632,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1974
39 births
Total Registered
596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tunisia
Tunisia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 596 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tunisia as a female name
Ranked #11,736 in 1996
7 female births in 1996
Peak: 1974 (39 births)
Tunisia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tunisia span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 275 babies were registered. Tunisia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tunisia by Decade
How has Tunisia 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.
Tunisia by State
Birth registrations for Tunisia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois. On average, about 15 Tunisias were registered per state.
Tunisia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tunisia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tunisia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tunisia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tunisia?
We estimate approximately 542 people named Tunisia 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 632,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Tunisia a common name?
Tunisia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tunisia most popular?
Tunisia reached peak popularity in 1974, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tunisia is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tunisia a female name?
Tunisia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tunisia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tunisia Smith, Tunisia Johnson, Tunisia 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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