Girls' name · since 1963
Toshia
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 1,154 babies named Toshia, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,154
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,154 have been recorded since 1963.
Toshia has 1,154 recorded births among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 1998.
- #6,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,154 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshia ranks #6,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,154 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,154
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshia's 1,154 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Toshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toshia's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1998
- Peak year (1976)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Toshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (521 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Toshia's strongest decade.
521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Toshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
521 births
- 1980s
1980s
418 births
- 1990s 134
1990s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 521 births (45% of all-time use).
How Toshia 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 Toshia's total volume
Toshia by state
Where Toshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 32 | 2.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 31 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 30 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.0% |
32 of 1,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Toshia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Toshia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (521 total births); usage has since declined to 134 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Toshias (32 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1963–1998 (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 Toshia 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.