Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1994 147 births

Toniesha — girls' name

147 babies named Toniesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

147 girls have been named Toniesha since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

147
total births
1981–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Toniesha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Toniesha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toniesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Toniesha between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toniesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toniesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Toniesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toniesha 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 147 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.

Toniesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

147

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Toniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2001199819941991198819841981 5

Toniesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
90 births that decade — 61% of Toniesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toniesha?
147 babies have been named Toniesha since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Toniesha most popular?
Toniesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Toniesha been used?
Toniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Toniesha?
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, 1981–2001 (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.