Girls' name · since 1958
Tosha
Tosha has 6,727 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,727
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tosha is the #12122 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,727 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Tosha recorded 6,727 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #12122 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #2,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,727 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tosha ranks #2,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,727 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,727
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tosha's 6,727 recorded births place it above 97.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tosha compares
6,727 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tosha's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tosha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,727 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 324 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tosha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 324 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 324
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tosha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,797 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Tosha's strongest decade.
2,797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 331
1960s
331 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,563 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,797 births
- 1990s 916
1990s
916 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,797 births (42% of all-time use).
How Tosha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tosha's total volume
Tosha by state
Where Tosha concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 449 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 406 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 364 | 5.4% |
| #4 | California | | 342 | 5.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 297 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 254 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 250 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 242 | 3.6% |
449 of 6,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Tosha appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tosha's data
- Tosha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,797 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Toshas (449 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tosha
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Tosha 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.