Girls' name · since 1976
Atosha
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Atosha, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Atosha since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Atosha has 17 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1990.
- #47,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atosha ranks #47,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atosha's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Atosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Atosha's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Atosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1990
- Peak year (1980)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Atosha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Atosha's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Atosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Atosha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Atosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1976–1990 (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 Atosha 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.