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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Tonia has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | — | |
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| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
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| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
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| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | — | |
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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#150 · 1 in 621
- Mississippi#191 · 1 in 852
- Arkansas#221 · 1 in 1,048
- Idaho#235 · 1 in 1,114
- Kentucky#237 · 1 in 1,405
Best ever in a state: #92 in Vermont, 1972.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #150 | 7 | 1 in 621 |
| Mississippi | #191 | 18 | 1 in 852 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 12 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Idaho | #235 | 6 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Kentucky | #237 | 17 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Michigan | #241 | 37 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Georgia | #242 | 26 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Virginia | #245 | 19 | 1 in 1,465 |
| Minnesota | #248 | 17 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Wisconsin | #256 | 16 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Iowa | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Louisiana | #269 | 21 | 1 in 1,310 |
| North Carolina | #279 | 19 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Ohio | #299 | 33 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Nebraska | #302 | 5 | 1 in 1,965 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 10 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Tennessee | #311 | 14 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Pennsylvania | #333 | 28 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Florida | #351 | 20 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Alabama | #361 | 10 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Oklahoma | #386 | 7 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Indiana | #411 | 11 | 1 in 3,163 |
| Missouri | #423 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| Washington | #424 | 8 | 1 in 2,868 |
| Maryland | #446 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| New York | #455 | 32 | 1 in 3,073 |
| New Jersey | #460 | 11 | 1 in 3,297 |
| Massachusetts | #476 | 7 | 1 in 4,236 |
| Arizona | #522 | 5 | 1 in 3,277 |
| Texas | #561 | 27 | 1 in 3,829 |
| Illinois | #563 | 16 | 1 in 4,432 |
| California | #707 | 27 | 1 in 5,679 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| 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 1978
girls
#376
561 births · 1 in 2,731 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,731 of them was named Tonia, which outranked 96.7% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).