Girls' name · since 1971
Natoshia
Natoshia has 454 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 454
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Natoshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 454 have been recorded since 1971.
Natoshia has 454 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1997.
- #12,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 454 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natoshia ranks #12,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 454 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 454
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Natoshia's 454 recorded births place it above 82.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Natoshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Natoshia's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Natoshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Natoshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (227 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Natoshia's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Natoshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
227 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 227 births (50% of all-time use).
Natoshia by state
Where Natoshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 454 births nationwide.
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- Natoshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 1990s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Natoshias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Natoshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1971–1997 (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 Natoshia 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.