Girls' name · since 1970
Tonique
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Tonique, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 207 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Tonique recorded 207 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2003.
- #19,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonique ranks #19,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonique's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tonique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tonique's full recorded timeline at 1986, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% 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 1992 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tonique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2003
- Peak year (1992)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tonique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Tonique's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tonique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Tonique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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 Tonique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1970–2003 (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 Tonique 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.