Recorded 1969–1991 Girls' name Peak 1973 248 births

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.

1960s101970s1291980s941990s15

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
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tonica was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

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 1991

Total births

248

Since 1969

23 years of records

Peak year

1973

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1969

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tonica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1969

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1973)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 19911988198519821979197619731969 10

Tonica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
129 births that decade — 52% of Tonica's all-time total
1960s101970s1291980s941990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonica?
248 babies have been named Tonica since 1969. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1973 with 19 births.
When was Tonica most popular?
Tonica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tonica been used?
Tonica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 23 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tonica?
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, 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.