Tonja vs Tonya

Side-by-side comparison of Tonja and Tonya — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tonja

Girl name

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Name B

Tonya

Girl name · Rank #6404

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Metric Tonja Tonya
Current Rank Unranked #6404
Total Births (all years) 6,989 120,412
Peak Year 1967 1972
Peak Year Births 512 7,243
Peak Decade 1960ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1940 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Tonja Tonya
1920ss — 7
1930ss — 123
1940ss 104 945
1950ss 533 4,695
1960ss 3,352 34,071
1970ss 2,414 57,789
1980ss 435 17,988
1990ss 124 3,664
2000ss 27 775
2010ss — 279
2020ss — 76

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tonja Tonya
2014 — 25
2015 — 29
2016 — 18
2017 — 23
2018 — 23
2019 — 12
2020 — 16
2021 — 20
2022 — 14
2023 — 8
2024 — 18

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1940–2005.

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