Boys' name · since 2006
Toa
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 167 babies named Toa, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,363 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Toa is the #6363 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 167 recorded since 2006.
Toa has 167 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6363 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #14,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,363 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 167 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toa ranks #14,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,363 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 167 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,363 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 167
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Toa's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Toa compares
167 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Toa's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Toa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 167 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Toa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toa's full recorded timeline at 2016, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Toa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Toa's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Toa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (47% of all-time use).
Toa by state
Where Toa concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 167 births nationwide.
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What to do with Toa's data
- Toa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Toas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Toa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Toa 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.