Girls' name · since 1977
Tonicia
46 babies named Tonicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonicia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Tonicia recorded 46 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1993.
- #36,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonicia ranks #36,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonicia's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tonicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tonicia's full recorded timeline at 1989, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tonicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1993
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Tonicia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Tonicia's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tonicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (39% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tonicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1977–1993 (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 Tonicia 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.