Girls' name · since 1962
Songa
Songa has 55 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Songa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Songa has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1974.
- #33,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Songa ranks #33,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Songa's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Songa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Songa's full recorded timeline at 1969, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Songa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1974
- Peak year (1968)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Songa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (38 births, 69% of the file).
1960s was Songa's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Songa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 38 births (69% of all-time use).
Songa by state
Where Songa concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
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What to do with Songa's data
- Songa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1970s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Songas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Songa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1962–1974 (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 Songa 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.