Recorded 1946–1996 Girls' name Peak 1970 632 births

Tondra — girls' name

632 babies named Tondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s361960s2491970s2301980s791990s20
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tondra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

41 babies were named Tondra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 632 babies named Tondra between 1946 and 1996, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tondra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tondra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Tondra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tondra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 632 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tondra at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

632

Since 1946

51 years of records

Peak year

1970

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1946

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tondra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1946

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1970)
41
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
01020304050 199619861981197619711966196119551946 9

Tondra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
249 births that decade — 39% of Tondra's all-time total
1940s181950s361960s2491970s2301980s791990s20

Tondra by state

Where Tondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tondra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
10 1.6%
#2 Tennessee
7 1.1%
#3 Mississippi
6 0.9%
#4 North Carolina
6 0.9%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#6 Texas
5 0.8%
Ohio share of Tondra's total US births 1.6%
Even split

10 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tondra?
632 babies have been named Tondra since 1946. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1970 with 41 births.
When was Tondra most popular?
Tondra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Tondra most popular?
The top states for the name Tondra are Ohio (10 births), Tennessee (7 births), Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Tondra been used?
Tondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 51 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tondra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tonya, Toni, Tonia, Tonja, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.