Toia
Toia is an Italian origin surname. People with the surname include:Donny Toia, American football player Geremia Toia, Italian equestrian Hōne Riiwi Tōia (1858–1933), Maori tribal and religious leader Jay Toia, American football player Jim Toia, American artist and art scholar Luke Toia, Australian football player Mase Toia Alama (1951–2022), Samoan doctor and civil servant Patrizia Toia, Italian…
Meaning & Origin of Toia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toia is an Italian origin surname. People with the surname include:Donny Toia, American football player Geremia Toia, Italian equestrian Hōne Riiwi Tōia (1858–1933), Maori tribal and religious leader Jay Toia, American football player Jim Toia, American artist and art scholar Luke Toia, Australian football player Mase Toia Alama (1951–2022), Samoan doctor and civil servant Patrizia Toia, Italian…
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The Story of Toia
The earliest SSA record of Toia as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 10 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Toia — #4,613 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Toia on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Toia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1984, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 74 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Toia
Toia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 74 births in the dataset. Toia's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #4,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Toia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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