Girls' name · since 1969
Satonya
89 babies named Satonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Satonya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 89 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Satonya has been recorded 89 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1989.
- #28,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 89 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Satonya ranks #28,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 89
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Satonya's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Satonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Satonya's full recorded timeline at 1972, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Satonya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1989
- Peak year (1970)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1989.
89 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 37 births in a single year.
Satonya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (78 births, 88% of the file).
1970s was Satonya's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Satonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 78 births (88% of all-time use).
Satonya decade highlights
- Peak decade 78 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Satonya by state
Where Satonya concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
Top 5 states
- New York 5.6% of nationwide
- Texas 5.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 5.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Satonya's data
- Satonya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Satonyas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Satonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1969–1989 (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 Satonya 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.
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