Girls' name · since 1973
Natoya
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 607 babies named Natoya, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
607 girls have been named Natoya since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Natoya has 607 recorded births among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1998.
- #10,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 607 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natoya ranks #10,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 607 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Natoya's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Natoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Natoya's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Natoya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1998
- Peak year (1984)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Natoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (400 births, 66% of the file).
1980s was Natoya's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Natoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
400 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 400 births (66% of all-time use).
How Natoya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Natoya's total volume
Natoya by state
Where Natoya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 36 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
36 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Natoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Natoyas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Natoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1973–1998 (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 Natoya 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.