How Many People Are Named Tosha?
An estimated 6,223 people in the United States have the first name Tosha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Tosha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 324 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tosha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tosha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,223
About 1 in 55,079 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1980
324 births
Total Registered
6,720
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tosha
Tosha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,720 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tosha as a female name
Ranked #16,083 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1980 (324 births)
Tosha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tosha span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,797 babies were registered. Tosha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tosha by Decade
How has Tosha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tosha by State
Birth registrations for Tosha span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Tennessee. The lowest are in Nevada, Arizona, District of Columbia. On average, about 152 Toshas were registered per state.
Tosha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tosha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tosha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tosha?
We estimate approximately 6,223 people named Tosha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 55,079 Americans share this first name.
Is Tosha a common name?
Tosha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,720 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tosha most popular?
Tosha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 324 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tosha is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tosha a female name?
Tosha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tosha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tosha Smith, Tosha Johnson, Tosha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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