Tonica — girls' name
248 babies named Tonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
248 girls have been named Tonica since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.
- 248
- total births
- 1969–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
52% of everyone ever named Tonica was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Tonica in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tonica
The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Tonica between 1969 and 1991, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tonica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tonica 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 248 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.
Tonica at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Tonica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1969
- Peak year (1973)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
248 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 19 births in a single year.
Tonica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 129 births that decade — 52% of Tonica's all-time total
Tonica decade highlights
- Peak decade 129 births
- Runner-up 94 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Tonica's strongest decade
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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, 1969–1991 (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.