Unisex name · since 1970
Toshua
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Toshua, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshua has been recorded 129 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1991.
- #24,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toshua ranks #24,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toshua's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Toshua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Toshua splits its recorded history at 1981: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Toshua popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1991
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Toshua popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1982 (Toshua as boys' name)
Toshua by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Toshua's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Toshua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Toshua's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Toshua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1970–1991 (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 Toshua 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.