Girls' name · since 1961

Tonilynn

71 babies named Tonilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

71
total births
1961–2007
years on record
1960s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade

Tonilynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 71 have been recorded since 1961.

Tonilynn has 71 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2007.

  • 71 total births
  • 1961–2007 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 37% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

71 girls have been named Tonilynn since 1961, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2007.

71
total births
1961–2007
years on record
1960s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tonilynn was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tonilynn in 1968 - its busiest year on record.

Tonilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tonilynn's full recorded timeline at 1977, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tonilynn at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

71

Since 1961

47 years of records

Peak year

1968

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1961

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tonilynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1968)
8
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
456789 196119641965196819701974197719781982199020002007 5

Tonilynn by decade

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

1960s was Tonilynn's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Tonilynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 26 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonilynn?
71 babies have been named Tonilynn since 1961. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
When was Tonilynn most popular?
Tonilynn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tonilynn been used?
Records for Tonilynn go back to 1961, giving 47 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Tonilynn?
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.

What to do with Tonilynn's data

  • Tonilynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1961–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tonilynn: Baby Name Since 1961 - 71 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tonilynn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Tonilynn 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 July 2026.