Tonya
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #5,332
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1973 · 7,184 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 120,421since 1923
Tonya over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #8,860 | 11 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,394 | 18 | — | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,663 | 18 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,725 | 29 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,781 | 40 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,619 | 44 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,995 | 58 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,125 | 55 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,505 | 45 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,314 | 77 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,503 | 67 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,845 | 100 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,984 | 88 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,739 | 103 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,356 | 138 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,258 | 147 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,281 | 141 | — | |
| 1997 | #905 | 222 | — | |
| 1996 | #899 | 219 | — | |
| 1995 | #746 | 273 | — | |
| 1994 | #602 | 373 | — | |
| 1993 | #550 | 432 | — | |
| 1992 | #456 | 542 | — | |
| 1991 | #429 | 590 | — | |
| 1990 | #365 | 725 | — | |
| 1989 | #310 | 830 | — | |
| 1988 | #254 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1987 | #227 | 1,189 | — | |
| 1986 | #201 | 1,298 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #172 | 1,642 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #153 | 1,855 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #147 | 1,956 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #126 | 2,379 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #110 | 2,755 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #97 | 3,080 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #86 | 3,495 | #2,669 | 17 |
| 1978 | #77 | 3,826 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #64 | 4,263 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #58 | 4,966 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1975 | #45 | 5,896 | #1,658 | 30 |
| 1974 | #37 | 6,878 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #36 | 7,184 | #1,653 | 28 |
| 1972 | #37 | 7,244 | #1,603 | 29 |
| 1971 | #45 | 6,897 | #1,668 | 28 |
| 1970 | #49 | 7,140 | #1,546 | 30 |
| 1969 | #54 | 6,169 | #1,767 | 22 |
| 1968 | #60 | 5,661 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #68 | 5,164 | #1,476 | 27 |
| 1966 | #96 | 3,630 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #129 | 2,968 | #2,178 | 14 |
| 1964 | #150 | 2,698 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #167 | 2,369 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #174 | 2,247 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #199 | 1,839 | — | |
| 1960 | #242 | 1,327 | — | |
| 1959 | #268 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1958 | #340 | 764 | — | |
| 1957 | #357 | 644 | — | |
| 1956 | #370 | 566 | — | |
| 1955 | #448 | 402 | — | |
| 1954 | #474 | 353 | — | |
| 1953 | #507 | 294 | — | |
| 1952 | #559 | 240 | — | |
| 1951 | #598 | 205 | — | |
| 1950 | #697 | 153 | — | |
| 1949 | #737 | 134 | — | |
| 1948 | #708 | 139 | — | |
| 1947 | #682 | 152 | — | |
| 1946 | #748 | 119 | — | |
| 1945 | #741 | 101 | — | |
| 1944 | #797 | 92 | — | |
| 1943 | #975 | 66 | — | |
| 1942 | #902 | 75 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,242 | 35 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | — | |
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| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | — | |
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| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Tonya! It came in at #3,971, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1924–1932, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tonya is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#28 · 1 in 161
- North Carolina#29 · 1 in 142
- Kentucky#32 · 1 in 160
- Alabama#33 · 1 in 168
- Georgia#34 · 1 in 188
Best ever in a state: #6 in South Carolina, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #28 | 107 | 1 in 161 |
| North Carolina | #29 | 232 | 1 in 142 |
| Kentucky | #32 | 153 | 1 in 160 |
| Alabama | #33 | 136 | 1 in 168 |
| Georgia | #34 | 179 | 1 in 188 |
| Tennessee | #38 | 149 | 1 in 191 |
| Arkansas | #41 | 68 | 1 in 191 |
| Virginia | #45 | 132 | 1 in 221 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 72 | 1 in 257 |
| Louisiana | #49 | 118 | 1 in 248 |
| Mississippi | #50 | 72 | 1 in 216 |
| West Virginia | #53 | 49 | 1 in 249 |
| Kansas | #56 | 52 | 1 in 276 |
| North Dakota | #58 | 19 | 1 in 243 |
| Indiana | #64 | 113 | 1 in 321 |
| Ohio | #65 | 228 | 1 in 316 |
| Maryland | #67 | 62 | 1 in 314 |
| Michigan | #70 | 169 | 1 in 353 |
| Missouri | #73 | 89 | 1 in 363 |
| Florida | #77 | 134 | 1 in 350 |
| South Dakota | #78 | 15 | 1 in 313 |
| Nebraska | #87 | 28 | 1 in 368 |
| Iowa | #88 | 51 | 1 in 386 |
| Nevada | #92 | 11 | 1 in 338 |
| New Hampshire | #99 | 12 | 1 in 401 |
| Montana | #105 | 11 | 1 in 425 |
| Texas | #106 | 200 | 1 in 556 |
| Minnesota | #113 | 51 | 1 in 545 |
| Maine | #116 | 12 | 1 in 508 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 123 | 1 in 556 |
| Illinois | #118 | 128 | 1 in 584 |
| Oregon | #120 | 30 | 1 in 559 |
| Washington | #120 | 43 | 1 in 589 |
| Colorado | #128 | 33 | 1 in 565 |
| Wisconsin | #134 | 43 | 1 in 711 |
| Delaware | #141 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| New Mexico | #145 | 15 | 1 in 578 |
| Arizona | #158 | 26 | 1 in 687 |
| Utah | #168 | 20 | 1 in 804 |
| Idaho | #177 | 9 | 1 in 767 |
| New York | #177 | 105 | 1 in 942 |
| Connecticut | #180 | 16 | 1 in 919 |
| District of Columbia | #208 | 7 | 1 in 794 |
| New Jersey | #217 | 31 | 1 in 1,200 |
| California | #277 | 108 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Massachusetts | #337 | 12 | 1 in 2,554 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 Tonya
- 2,466 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #8,860)
- 1,937 spots since 2020 (#6,923 → #8,860)
- 4,135 spots since 2015 (#4,725 → #8,860)
- Biggest jump: 482 spots in 1942 (#1,384 → #902)
- Biggest drop: 376 spots in 1998 (#905 → #1,281)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1973 at #36 (7,184 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1966–1980
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1942–1997
- Highest: 1 in 203 girls born in 1973 were named Tonya (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 48.0% of all girls named Tonya (57,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | #3,971 (1923) | #3,971 |
| 1930s | 123 | #1,549 (1936) | #2,386 |
| 1940s | 944 | #682 (1947) | #892 |
| 1950s | 4,694 | #268 (1959) | #462 |
| 1960s | 34,072 | #54 (1969) | #134 |
| 1970s | 57,789 | #36 (1973) | #53 |
| 1980s | 17,987 | #97 (1980) | #180 |
| 1990s | 3,664 | #365 (1990) | #749 |
| 2000s | 775 | #1,356 (2000) | #2,499 |
| 2010s | 279 | #3,306 (2010) | #5,279 |
| 2020s | 87 | #5,955 (2021) | #7,822 |
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.
Tonya in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 459 of them was named Tonya, which outranked 99.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 101,267 of them was named Tonya, which outranked 62.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,568Waleed18
- #2,568Wali18
- #2,568Wilberto18
- #2,669Tonya17
- #2,669Adolphus17
- #2,669Aharon17
- #2,669Allyn17
- #2,777Aarron16
- #2,777Abrahan16
- #2,777Akbar16
Tied with 107 names at #2,669; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.