Tosha
Tōsha is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Tōsha Meishō, Japanese hayashi musician, providing musical accompaniment in the kabuki theatre Tōsha Roei, Japanese percussionist in the tradition of traditional Japanese drama and dance Tōsha Rosen VI, Japanese percussionist in the tradition of traditional Japanese dance and drama Tosha, a character from Barney & Friends
Meaning & Origin of Tosha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tōsha is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Tōsha Meishō, Japanese hayashi musician, providing musical accompaniment in the kabuki theatre Tōsha Roei, Japanese percussionist in the tradition of traditional Japanese drama and dance Tōsha Rosen VI, Japanese percussionist in the tradition of traditional Japanese dance and drama Tosha, a character from Barney & Friends
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The Story of Tosha
The earliest SSA record of Tosha as a baby girl name dates back to 1958, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 324 newborns named Tosha — #572 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Tosha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Tosha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tosha
Tosha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tosha's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #572. Use the chart and map above to compare Tosha'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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