Tonia
Tonia was the 17063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 212th; the most babies were born in 1970 (1,429). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,685 places. More babies were named Tonia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #17,063 girls, down 2,111 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19701,429 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,247babies recorded
Tonia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 53 since 1964.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,063 | 5 |
| 2020 | #14,952 | 6 |
| 2010 | #7,486 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,806 | 34 |
| 1990 | #1,556 | 99 |
| 1980 | #509 | 397 |
| 1970 | #219 | 1,429 |
| 1960 | #520 | 347 |
| 1950 | #1,072 | 75 |
| 1940 | #1,310 | 33 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tonia, counting every spelling?
Tonia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tonia?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tonia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tonia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tonia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tonia?
About 20,000 people born in the US named Tonia are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 50 and 59. That makes Tonia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tonia by state
How common Tonia was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.1×), Tennessee (2.1×), Idaho (2.0×), South Carolina (1.9×), Alabama (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tonia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tonia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tonia
How popular is the name Tonia?
Tonia was the 17063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 212th; the most babies were born in 1970 (1,429). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,685 places. More babies were named Tonia in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tonia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tonia in the US.
Where was Tonia most popular?
In 1968–1972, Tonia was most common in North Carolina (1.69 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Idaho.