Girls' name · since 1973
Atoya
Atoya has 153 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atoya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Atoya recorded 153 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1991.
- #22,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Atoya ranks #22,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Atoya's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Atoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Atoya splits its recorded history at 1982: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Atoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1991
- Peak year (1981)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Atoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (84 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Atoya's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Atoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 84 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Atoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Atoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 1973–1991 (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 Atoya 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.