Girls' name · since 1974
Toshiba
408 babies named Toshiba in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshiba sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 408 recorded since 1974.
Toshiba has 408 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1991.
- #13,369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 408 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshiba ranks #13,369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 408 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 408
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshiba's 408 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Toshiba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toshiba's full recorded timeline at 1983, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toshiba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1991
- Peak year (1974)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Toshiba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (252 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Toshiba's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Toshiba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
252 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 252 births (62% of all-time use).
Toshiba by state
Where Toshiba concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 13 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 8 | 2.0% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.2% |
21 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Toshiba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Toshibas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toshiba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1974–1991 (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 Toshiba 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.