Recorded 1982–2003 Girls' name Peak 1991 176 births

Toneisha — girls' name

176 babies named Toneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s611990s1092000s6

The verdict

176 girls have been named Toneisha since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

176
total births
1982–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Toneisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Toneisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Toneisha between 1982 and 2003, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toneisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Toneisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toneisha 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 176 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.

Toneisha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

176

Since 1982

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1982

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2003

Toneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1982

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Toneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 62% of Toneisha's all-time total
1980s611990s1092000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toneisha?
176 babies have been named Toneisha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Toneisha most popular?
Toneisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Toneisha been used?
Toneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 22 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Toneisha?
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, 1982–2003 (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.