Girls' name · since 1981
Toniesha
Toniesha has 147 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Toniesha since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Toniesha recorded 147 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2001.
- #23,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toniesha ranks #23,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Toniesha's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Toniesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Toniesha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Toniesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2001
- Peak year (1994)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Toniesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Toniesha's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Toniesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Toniesha's data
- Toniesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Toniesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1981–2001 (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 Toniesha 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.