Girls' name · since 1961
Atonya
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Atonya, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
83 girls have been named Atonya since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Atonya has 83 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1977.
- #29,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 83 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atonya ranks #29,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 83
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Atonya's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Atonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Atonya's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Atonya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1977
- Peak year (1973)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Atonya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (52 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Atonya's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Atonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Atonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1961–1977 (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 Atonya 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.