Recorded 1971–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 122 births

Toniqua — girls' name

122 babies named Toniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s331990s84

The verdict

122 girls have been named Toniqua since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

122
total births
1971–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Toniqua was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Toniqua in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Toniqua between 1971 and 1999, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Toniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toniqua 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 122 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.

Toniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

122

Since 1971

29 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1971

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1999

Toniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1971

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19991996199319911989198519831971 5

Toniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 69% of Toniqua's all-time total
1970s51980s331990s84

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toniqua?
122 babies have been named Toniqua since 1971. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Toniqua most popular?
Toniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Toniqua been used?
Toniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 29 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Toniqua?
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, 1971–1999 (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.