Recorded 1977–1989 Girls' name Peak 1977 31 births

Etoya — girls' name

31 babies named Etoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s24
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Etoya was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

7 babies were named Etoya in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Etoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Etoya between 1977 and 1989, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Etoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Etoya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Etoya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Etoya 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 31 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.

Etoya at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

31

Since 1977

13 years of records

Peak year

1977

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1977

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1989

Etoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1977

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5.566.577.5 19891985198219801977 7

Etoya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 77% of Etoya's all-time total
1970s71980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Etoya?
31 babies have been named Etoya since 1977. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
When was Etoya most popular?
Etoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Etoya been used?
Etoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 13 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Etoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Etoile, Etoy, Etosha, Etola, 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, 1977–1989 (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.