Recorded 1964–1972 Girls' name Peak 1972 26 births

Tongia — girls' name

26 babies named Tongia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s9

The verdict

26 girls have been named Tongia since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1972.

26
total births
1964–1972
years on record
1960s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Tongia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tongia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tongia

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Tongia between 1964 and 1972, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tongia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tongia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tongia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tongia 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 26 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.

Tongia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

26

Since 1964

9 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1964

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1972

Tongia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1964

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Tongia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 65% of Tongia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tongia?
26 babies have been named Tongia since 1964. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Tongia most popular?
Tongia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tongia been used?
Tongia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 9 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Tongia?
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, 1964–1972 (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.