Girls' name · since 1981
Antoya
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Antoya, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
35 girls have been named Antoya since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Antoya recorded 35 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1991.
- #39,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antoya ranks #39,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antoya's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antoya splits its recorded history at 1985: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1991
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Antoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 80% of the file).
1980s was Antoya's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Antoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Antoya's data
- Antoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Antoya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.