Girls' name · since 1955
Tondalaya
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Tondalaya, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tondalaya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 184 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Tondalaya recorded 184 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1992.
- #20,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tondalaya ranks #20,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tondalaya's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tondalaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tondalaya's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tondalaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1992
- Peak year (1971)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tondalaya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (98 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Tondalaya's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tondalaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 98 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Tondalaya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tondalaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1955–1992 (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 Tondalaya 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.