Girls' name · since 1924
Tona
1,427 babies named Tona in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,427
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,427 babies have been named Tona since 1924, making it today's #13352 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tona recorded 1,427 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #13352 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #5,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,427 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tona ranks #5,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,427 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,427
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tona's 1,427 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tona compares
1,427 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tona's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,427 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tona splits its recorded history at 1967: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Tona by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (422 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Tona's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 164
1940s
164 births
- 1950s
1950s
308 births
- 1960s
1960s
422 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s 138
1980s
138 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 422 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tona's total volume
Tona by state
Where Tona concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
31 of 1,427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tona appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tona's data
- Tona's decade-level peak was the 1960s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tonas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.