Tonia

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1977 at #5,845
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 1,425 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
22,194
since 1917

Tonia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tonia has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #211, 1971girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2020#13,4536—
2019#11,3568—
2018#13,7936—
2017#9,94310—
2016#7,98814—
2015#13,0067—
2014#10,9559—
2013#9,61211—
2012#7,80415—
2011#16,7645—
2010#7,21717—
2009#7,06618—
2008#7,07318—
2007#9,53912—
2006#5,54524—
2005#7,50015—
2004#5,55522—
2003#3,65538—
2002#3,81034—
2001#3,41739—
2000#3,73834—
1999#2,89646—
1998#2,73149—
1997#2,20062—
1996#2,71445—
1995#2,55249—
1994#1,92973—
1993#1,74185—
1992#1,87675—
1991#1,55599—
1990#1,54399—
1989#1,370111—
1988#1,246119—
1987#1,115134—
1986#997155—
1985#856188—
1984#898166—
1983#724230—
1982#663268—
1981#590312—
1980#507397—
1979#443462—
1978#376561—
1977#326723#5,8455
1976#285808#4,4187
1975#255957—
1974#2191,174#5,2275
1973#2271,119#4,5056
1972#2171,280#4,4416
1971#2111,425#4,3756
1970#2191,429—
1969#2281,318—
1968#2411,148#3,6736
1967#2581,061#3,5596
1966#345679—
1965#423490—
1964#440492#3,6016
1963#488398—
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Tonia! It came in at #2,693, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tonia is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedNHWashington: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,827 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsMNIllinois: #595 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,687 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #512 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,308 girlsMINew York: #855 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 15,246 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedRIOregon: #334 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,310 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedSDIowa: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,629 girlsIAIndiana: #373 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,358 girlsINOhio: #338 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsOHPennsylvania: #592 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,307 girlsPANew Jersey: #454 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,255 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #594 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,394 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedUTColorado: #352 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #318 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,633 girlsMOKentucky: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,572 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #356 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsVAMaryland: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,030 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedARTennessee: #480 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,201 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #474 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,856 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #581 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,546 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedMSAlabama: #450 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,856 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tonia, so not publishedHITexas: #498 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsTXFlorida: #408 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,351 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#318 · 1 in 2,633
  2. Oregon#334 · 1 in 2,310
  3. Ohio#338 · 1 in 3,005
  4. Colorado#352 · 1 in 2,442
  5. Virginia#356 · 1 in 3,062

Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#318171 in 2,633
Oregon#33471 in 2,310
Ohio#338351 in 3,005
Colorado#35281 in 2,442
Virginia#356131 in 3,062
Washington#372101 in 2,827
Indiana#373151 in 3,358
South Carolina#37391 in 2,897
Florida#408151 in 3,351
Georgia#425121 in 3,711
Kentucky#44271 in 4,572
Alabama#45091 in 3,856
New Jersey#454111 in 5,255
Iowa#45651 in 5,629
North Carolina#474101 in 4,856
Tennessee#48071 in 5,201
Minnesota#48251 in 7,749
Texas#498271 in 4,200
Maryland#49951 in 6,030
Michigan#512141 in 6,308
Louisiana#58171 in 5,546
Pennsylvania#592121 in 9,307
California#594271 in 6,394
Illinois#595141 in 7,687
New York#855111 in 15,246
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See more about Tonia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 351 spots since 2024 (#15,293 → #14,942)
  • 1,489 spots since 2020 (#13,453 → #14,942)
  • 1,936 spots since 2015 (#13,006 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 217 spots in 1947 (#1,192 → #975)
  • Biggest drop: 174 spots in 1984 (#724 → #898)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1971 at #211 (1,425 births)
  • Births halved by 1978, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1951–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,168
  • Highest: 1 in 1,168 girls born in 1971 were named Tonia (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 44.8% of all girls named Tonia (9,938) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s18#2,693 (1917)#3,281
1920s40#3,269 (1926)#4,131
1930s170#1,200 (1938)#1,864
1940s509#975 (1947)#1,197
1950s1,662#555 (1959)#802
1960s6,723#228 (1969)#392
1970s9,938#211 (1971)#278
1980s2,080#507 (1980)#897
1990s682#1,543 (1990)#2,174
2000s254#3,417 (2001)#5,690
2010s102#7,217 (2010)#10,844
2020s16#13,453 (2020)#14,563

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tonia in 1960

girls
#519
347 births · 1 in 5,827 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #519Tonia347
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 5,827 of them was named Tonia, which outranked 92.9% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tonia
  1. #516Eugenia349
  2. #516Laureen349
  3. #518Elsie348
  4. #519Tonia347
  5. #519Mae347
  6. #521Marta346
  7. #522Felecia343
  8. #523Tricia342

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →