Recorded 1968–1978 Girls' name Peak 1969 34 births

Toka — girls' name

34 babies named Toka in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s20
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Toka was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Toka in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toka

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Toka between 1968 and 1978, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Toka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Toka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toka 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 34 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.

Toka at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

34

Since 1968

11 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1968

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1978

Toka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1968

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
45678910 19781977197519691968 5

Toka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 59% of Toka's all-time total
1960s141970s20

Toka by state

Where Toka concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Toka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 14.7%
Ohio share of Toka's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toka?
34 babies have been named Toka since 1968. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Toka most popular?
Toka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Toka most popular?
The top states for the name Toka are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Toka been used?
Toka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 11 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Toka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tokiko, Tokyo, Tokie, Toki, and 2 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, 1968–1978 (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.