Recorded 1976–1992 Girls' name Peak 1985 118 births

Satoya — girls' name

118 babies named Satoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s771990s25
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Satoya was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

12 babies were named Satoya in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Satoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Satoya between 1976 and 1992, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Satoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Satoya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Satoya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Satoya 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 118 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.

Satoya at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

118

Since 1976

17 years of records

Peak year

1985

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1976

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1992

Satoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1976

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1985)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 199219901988198619841982198019781976 5

Satoya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 65% of Satoya's all-time total
1970s161980s771990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Satoya?
118 babies have been named Satoya since 1976. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1985 with 12 births.
When was Satoya most popular?
Satoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Satoya been used?
Satoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 17 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Satoya?
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, 1976–1992 (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.