Recorded 1987–1996 Girls' name Peak 1996 19 births

Tonecia — girls' name

19 babies named Tonecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s14

The verdict

19 girls have been named Tonecia since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

19
total births
1987–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Tonecia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tonecia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Tonecia between 1987 and 1996, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonecia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tonecia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonecia 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 19 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.

Tonecia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

19

Since 1987

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1987

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tonecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1987

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Tonecia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 74% of Tonecia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonecia?
19 babies have been named Tonecia since 1987. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Tonecia most popular?
Tonecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Tonecia been used?
Tonecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 10 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tonecia?
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, 1987–1996 (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.