Girls' name · since 1987
Tonea
Tonea has 65 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Tonea since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tonea recorded 65 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2000.
- #32,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonea ranks #32,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonea's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tonea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tonea's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tonea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2000
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tonea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (47 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Tonea's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Tonea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Tonea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tonea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1987–2000 (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 Tonea 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.