Recorded 1971–1984 Girls' name Peak 1972 46 births

Ayoka — girls' name

46 babies named Ayoka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s5
1970s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Ayoka was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ayoka in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ayoka

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Ayoka between 1971 and 1984, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ayoka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ayoka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ayoka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ayoka 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 46 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.

Ayoka at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

46

Since 1971

14 years of records

Peak year

1972

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1971

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1984

Ayoka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1971

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1972)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 1984197719751974197319721971 6

Ayoka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
41 births that decade — 89% of Ayoka's all-time total
1970s411980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayoka?
46 babies have been named Ayoka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1972 with 10 births.
When was Ayoka most popular?
Ayoka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Ayoka been used?
Ayoka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 14 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Ayoka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayonna, Ayomide, Ayona, Ayomi, and 4 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, 1971–1984 (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.