Recorded 1973–1991 Girls' name Peak 1981 153 births

Atoya — girls' name

153 babies named Atoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s841990s15
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Atoya was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Atoya in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Atoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Atoya between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Atoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Atoya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Atoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Atoya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Atoya at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

153

Since 1973

19 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1973

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1991

Atoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5101520 19911988198619841981197919771973 13

Atoya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
84 births that decade — 55% of Atoya's all-time total
1970s541980s841990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Atoya?
153 babies have been named Atoya since 1973. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Atoya most popular?
Atoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Atoya been used?
Atoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 19 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Atoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atonya, Atonia, Atosha, Atoria, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.