Tosh
Boy · TOSH · Scottish
Tosh is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “chief, leader”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tosh mean?
Scottish: Scottish, from Gaelic toiseach; also a short form of McIntosh
“chief, leader”
Scottish name from Gaelic toiseach, 'chief' or 'leader', also a short form of McIntosh; Peter Tosh took his stage name from it.
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Is Tosh a girl's or a boy's name?
Tosh is a boys' name.
How popular is Tosh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Tosh in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tosh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
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