Tonga — girls' name

What the Data Says About Tonga

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Tonga between 1953 and 1986, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonga performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tonga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonga 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 159 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.