Tosca
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TOS-kuh
- Origin
- Italian
Tosca is a girls' name of Italian origin, meaning “woman from Tuscany”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tosca mean?
Italian: Italian, feminine of Tosco
“woman from Tuscany”
Title heroine of Puccini's 1900 opera Tosca; the name originally means a woman from Tuscany.
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Is Tosca a girl's or a boy's name?
Tosca is a girls' name.
How popular is Tosca in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 4 girls.
Tosca in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
Names like Tosca
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bella, Isla, Ava, Sienna, Tara, Mila, Ada, Ella, Tessa, Luna, Lyla, Eva
More Italian names
Aria, Enzo, Kiara, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Kara, Emiliana, Jemma, Alfredo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tosca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tosca, updated 20 October 2026.