Girls' name · since 1970
Tonisha
2,224 babies named Tonisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,224
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,224 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Tonisha recorded 2,224 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 2009.
- #4,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,224 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonisha ranks #4,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,224 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,224
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tonisha's 2,224 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tonisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tonisha splits its recorded history at 1988: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 138 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tonisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2009
- Peak year (1993)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tonisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (844 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Tonisha's strongest decade.
844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tonisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
485 births
- 1980s
1980s
803 births
- 1990s
1990s
844 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 844 births (38% of all-time use).
How Tonisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tonisha's total volume
Tonisha by state
Where Tonisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 211 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 196 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 116 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 94 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 87 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 64 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 54 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 50 | 2.2% |
211 of 2,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tonisha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Tonisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (844 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tonishas (211 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tonisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1970–2009 (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 Tonisha 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.