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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 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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First appearance
1923
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 1990
- 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
- Wyoming#106 · 1 in 337
- West Virginia#147 · 1 in 676
- North Carolina#171 · 1 in 973
- Arkansas#179 · 1 in 902
- Kentucky#183 · 1 in 1,062
Best ever in a state: #6 in South Carolina, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #106 | 5 | 1 in 337 |
| West Virginia | #147 | 13 | 1 in 676 |
| North Carolina | #171 | 42 | 1 in 973 |
| Arkansas | #179 | 14 | 1 in 902 |
| Kentucky | #183 | 20 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Tennessee | #199 | 25 | 1 in 1,208 |
| New Hampshire | #205 | 6 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Georgia | #209 | 34 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Michigan | #235 | 42 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Indiana | #237 | 23 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Idaho | #241 | 5 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Virginia | #247 | 24 | 1 in 1,574 |
| Iowa | #249 | 11 | 1 in 1,452 |
| South Carolina | #255 | 13 | 1 in 1,541 |
| Wisconsin | #274 | 16 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Ohio | #286 | 36 | 1 in 1,969 |
| Minnesota | #289 | 14 | 1 in 1,995 |
| Colorado | #295 | 12 | 1 in 1,731 |
| Alabama | #296 | 12 | 1 in 1,873 |
| Missouri | #297 | 16 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Nebraska | #299 | 5 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Mississippi | #317 | 8 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Florida | #320 | 38 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Pennsylvania | #335 | 31 | 1 in 2,342 |
| Washington | #337 | 15 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Arizona | #355 | 14 | 1 in 1,876 |
| Maryland | #355 | 12 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Oregon | #362 | 8 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Texas | #442 | 49 | 1 in 2,808 |
| Illinois | #457 | 25 | 1 in 3,140 |
| Utah | #460 | 5 | 1 in 2,710 |
| Oklahoma | #506 | 5 | 1 in 3,490 |
| New York | #555 | 31 | 1 in 3,937 |
| Louisiana | #557 | 7 | 1 in 3,626 |
| Massachusetts | #680 | 6 | 1 in 6,456 |
| New Jersey | #695 | 8 | 1 in 5,996 |
| California | #764 | 43 | 1 in 6,103 |
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1973 at #36 (7,184 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1966–1980
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1942–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 203
- Highest: 1 in 203 girls born in 1973 were named Tonya (0.49%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 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 1990
girls
#365
725 births · 1 in 2,619 girls
Top girls' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,619 of them was named Tonya, which outranked 97.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tonya
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.