Girls' name · since 1932
Toya
3,969 babies named Toya in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,969
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
3,969 girls have been named Toya since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Toya recorded 3,969 times among girls since 1932, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2018.
- #3,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,969 born since 1932
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toya ranks #3,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,969 born since 1932, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,969
- born since 1932
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toya's 3,969 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Toya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toya's full recorded timeline at 1976, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 227 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2018
- Peak year (1976)
- 227
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Toya popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1973 (Toya as boys' name)
Toya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,812 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Toya's strongest decade.
1,812 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Toya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 242
1950s
242 births
- 1960s
1960s
732 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,812 births
- 1980s
1980s
867 births
- 1990s 229
1990s
229 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,812 births (46% of all-time use).
How Toya 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 Toya's total volume
Toya by state
Where Toya concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 404 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 279 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 234 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 218 | 5.5% |
| #5 | California | | 217 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 208 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 157 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 132 | 3.3% |
404 of 3,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Toya appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Toya's data
- Toya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,812 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Toyas (404 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Toya: 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 (~86 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, 1932–2018 (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 Toya 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.