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.

#31,034 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1961
1960s
peak 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.

  • #31,034 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 71 born since 1961
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonilynn ranks #31,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.

#31,034 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1961
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tonilynn's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1960s is the heaviest window (26 births, 37% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonilynn?
71 babies have been named Tonilynn since 1961. All-time, it sits at #31,034 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
Where does Tonilynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonilynn ranks #31,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Tonilynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tonilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1961–2007 (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 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 August 2026.