Recorded 1971–1997 Girls' name Peak 1982 454 births

Natoshia — girls' name

454 babies named Natoshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1251980s2271990s102
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Natoshia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

28 babies were named Natoshia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natoshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 454 babies named Natoshia between 1971 and 1997, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natoshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natoshia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Natoshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Natoshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natoshia 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 454 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.

Natoshia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

454

Since 1971

27 years of records

Peak year

1982

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1971

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1997

Natoshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1971

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1982)
28
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
51015202530 19971993198919851981197719731971 10

Natoshia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
227 births that decade — 50% of Natoshia's all-time total
1970s1251980s2271990s102

Natoshia by state

Where Natoshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Natoshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.1%
Texas share of Natoshia's total US births 1.1%

5 of 454 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natoshia?
454 babies have been named Natoshia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1982 with 28 births.
When was Natoshia most popular?
Natoshia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Natoshia most popular?
The top states for the name Natoshia are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Natoshia been used?
Natoshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 27 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Natoshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–1997 (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.