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
- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 1,425 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 22,194since 1917
Tonia over time
Rank among girls' names. Tonia has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | — | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | — | |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,810 | 34 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,896 | 46 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,731 | 49 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,200 | 62 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,552 | 49 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,929 | 73 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,741 | 85 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,876 | 75 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,555 | 99 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,543 | 99 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,370 | 111 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,246 | 119 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,115 | 134 | — | |
| 1986 | #997 | 155 | — | |
| 1985 | #856 | 188 | — | |
| 1984 | #898 | 166 | — | |
| 1983 | #724 | 230 | — | |
| 1982 | #663 | 268 | — | |
| 1981 | #590 | 312 | — | |
| 1980 | #507 | 397 | — | |
| 1979 | #443 | 462 | — | |
| 1978 | #376 | 561 | — | |
| 1977 | #326 | 723 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #285 | 808 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #255 | 957 | — | |
| 1974 | #219 | 1,174 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #227 | 1,119 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #217 | 1,280 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #211 | 1,425 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #219 | 1,429 | — | |
| 1969 | #228 | 1,318 | — | |
| 1968 | #241 | 1,148 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #258 | 1,061 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #345 | 679 | — | |
| 1965 | #423 | 490 | — | |
| 1964 | #440 | 492 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #488 | 398 | — | |
| 1962 | #477 | 413 | — | |
| 1961 | #501 | 377 | — | |
| 1960 | #519 | 347 | — | |
| 1959 | #555 | 308 | — | |
| 1958 | #566 | 299 | — | |
| 1957 | #647 | 230 | — | |
| 1956 | #705 | 184 | — | |
| 1955 | #760 | 157 | — | |
| 1954 | #921 | 109 | — | |
| 1953 | #921 | 105 | — | |
| 1952 | #902 | 105 | — | |
| 1951 | #982 | 90 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,064 | 75 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,038 | 74 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,001 | 76 | — | |
| 1947 | #975 | 82 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,192 | 52 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,279 | 39 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,315 | 37 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,169 | 48 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,325 | 37 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,294 | 33 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,200 | 37 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,873 | 17 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,514 | 24 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,741 | 10 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | — | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | — | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
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| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#104 · 1 in 394
- North Carolina#118 · 1 in 521
- Georgia#118 · 1 in 532
- Vermont#122 · 1 in 441
- Alabama#133 · 1 in 563
Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #104 | 10 | 1 in 394 |
| Georgia | #118 | 62 | 1 in 532 |
| North Carolina | #118 | 65 | 1 in 521 |
| Vermont | #122 | 5 | 1 in 441 |
| Alabama | #133 | 40 | 1 in 563 |
| Montana | #137 | 8 | 1 in 507 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 44 | 1 in 625 |
| Iowa | #148 | 25 | 1 in 673 |
| Kentucky | #149 | 32 | 1 in 712 |
| Louisiana | #149 | 38 | 1 in 653 |
| Mississippi | #150 | 26 | 1 in 618 |
| South Carolina | #150 | 28 | 1 in 627 |
| Maine | #155 | 8 | 1 in 725 |
| West Virginia | #158 | 16 | 1 in 698 |
| Ohio | #177 | 75 | 1 in 935 |
| Michigan | #179 | 63 | 1 in 905 |
| North Dakota | #183 | 5 | 1 in 778 |
| Minnesota | #184 | 23 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Missouri | #184 | 31 | 1 in 957 |
| Maryland | #185 | 21 | 1 in 883 |
| Virginia | #186 | 31 | 1 in 895 |
| Nebraska | #189 | 11 | 1 in 856 |
| Wisconsin | #189 | 26 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Washington | #190 | 21 | 1 in 935 |
| Indiana | #197 | 32 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Arkansas | #205 | 14 | 1 in 915 |
| Colorado | #207 | 17 | 1 in 922 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 44 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Kansas | #253 | 9 | 1 in 1,338 |
| Florida | #266 | 32 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Oregon | #267 | 9 | 1 in 1,449 |
| District of Columbia | #275 | 5 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Texas | #283 | 65 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Arizona | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Illinois | #295 | 40 | 1 in 1,743 |
| New York | #310 | 60 | 1 in 1,719 |
| New Jersey | #317 | 19 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Oklahoma | #327 | 9 | 1 in 1,760 |
| New Mexico | #339 | 5 | 1 in 1,551 |
| Massachusetts | #399 | 9 | 1 in 3,398 |
| Connecticut | #402 | 5 | 1 in 2,847 |
| California | #423 | 52 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tonia
- 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)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1971 at #211 (1,425 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1951–1986
- 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%)
- 44.8% of all girls named Tonia (9,938) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | #2,693 (1917) | #3,281 |
| 1920s | 40 | #3,269 (1926) | #4,131 |
| 1930s | 170 | #1,200 (1938) | #1,864 |
| 1940s | 509 | #975 (1947) | #1,197 |
| 1950s | 1,662 | #555 (1959) | #802 |
| 1960s | 6,723 | #228 (1969) | #392 |
| 1970s | 9,938 | #211 (1971) | #278 |
| 1980s | 2,080 | #507 (1980) | #897 |
| 1990s | 682 | #1,543 (1990) | #2,174 |
| 2000s | 254 | #3,417 (2001) | #5,690 |
| 2010s | 102 | #7,217 (2010) | #10,844 |
| 2020s | 16 | #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 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,250 of them was named Tonia, which outranked 97.9% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 314,467 of them was named Tonia, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 777 names at #5,227; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.