Recorded 1973–1993 Girls' name Peak 1977 87 births

Tonishia — girls' name

87 babies named Tonishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s391990s20

The verdict

87 girls have been named Tonishia since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

87
total births
1973–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tonishia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tonishia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Tonishia between 1973 and 1993, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonishia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tonishia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonishia 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 87 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.

Tonishia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

87

Since 1973

21 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1973

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tonishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1973

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 1993199019881983198019771973 6

Tonishia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 45% of Tonishia's all-time total
1970s281980s391990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonishia?
87 babies have been named Tonishia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Tonishia most popular?
Tonishia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Tonishia been used?
Tonishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 21 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tonishia?
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, 1973–1993 (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.