Recorded 1969–1989 Girls' name Peak 1970 89 births

Satonya — girls' name

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.

1960s61970s781980s5
1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Satonya was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

37 babies were named Satonya in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Satonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Satonya between 1969 and 1989, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Satonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Satonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Satonya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Satonya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Satonya 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 89 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.

Satonya at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

89

Since 1969

21 years of records

Peak year

1970

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1969

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1989

Satonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1969

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1970)
37
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
010203040 1989197419731972197119701969 6

Satonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 88% of Satonya's all-time total
1960s61970s781980s5

Satonya by state

Where Satonya concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Satonya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.6%
#2 Texas
5 5.6%
New York share of Satonya's total US births 5.6%
Even split

5 of 89 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Satonya?
89 babies have been named Satonya since 1969. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1970 with 37 births.
When was Satonya most popular?
Satonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Satonya most popular?
The top states for the name Satonya are New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Satonya been used?
Satonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 21 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Satonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sativa, Satori, Satya, Satin, 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, 1969–1989 (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.