Girls' name · since 1970
Toneka
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 179 babies named Toneka, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toneka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 179 have been recorded since 1970.
Toneka has 179 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1996.
- #20,984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toneka ranks #20,984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Toneka's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Toneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toneka's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1996
- Peak year (1982)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Toneka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Toneka's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Toneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (47% of all-time use).
Toneka by state
Where Toneka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 179 births nationwide.
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What to do with Toneka's data
- Toneka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tonekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Toneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1970–1996 (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 Toneka 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.