girl's name

Toyah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 161

Ireland

#534

1998 births

Toyah is a girl's name. In 1977 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1998, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Toyah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

75
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Toyah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 75
2000s 60
2010s (to 2015) 9

How popular is Toyah?

In 2015, Toyah was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Toyah is used

Ireland #534 3 in 1998
Scotland #554 3 in 1982
England & Wales #6,536 3 in 2015
United States #7,017 8 in 1977

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Toyah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Toyah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Toyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Toyah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Toyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Toyah

How popular is the name Toyah?

In 2015, Toyah was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Toyah a girl's or a boy's name?

Toyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Toyah most popular?

Toyah peaked in 1998, when 33 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.