Recorded 1989–2016 Boys' name Peak 1998 74 births

Tomoya — boys' name

74 babies named Tomoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

74 boys have been named Tomoya since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

74
total births
1989–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tomoya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tomoya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Tomoya between 1989 and 2016, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tomoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tomoya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomoya 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 74 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.

Tomoya at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

74

Since 1989

28 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1989

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tomoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1989

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 20162010200920072003200119981993199219911989 5

Tomoya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 42% of Tomoya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomoya?
74 babies have been named Tomoya since 1989. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Tomoya most popular?
Tomoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tomoya been used?
Tomoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 28 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tomoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommy, Tom, Tommie, Tomas, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2016 (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.