Girls' name · since 1968

Toka

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.

#39,667 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1968
1970s
peak decade

Toka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1968.

Toka has 34 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1978.

  • #39,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 34 born since 1968
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toka ranks #39,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.

#39,667 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1968
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Toka's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.

Toka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Toka's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Toka popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
45678910 19681969197519771978 5

Toka by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 59% of the file).

1970s was Toka's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Toka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Toka has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,667 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 9 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
Where does Toka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toka ranks #39,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 Tokyo, Tokiko, Tokie, Toki, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Toka's data

  • Ohio records the most Tokas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Toka

Nearby Names Like Toka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Toka

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Toka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1968–1978 (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 Toka 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.