Girls' name · since 1911
Tonita
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 1,102 babies named Tonita, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,102
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,102 girls have been named Tonita since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonita has been recorded 1,102 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1999.
- #7,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,102 born since 1911
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonita ranks #7,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,102 born since 1911, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,102
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tonita's 1,102 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Tonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tonita's full recorded timeline at 1961, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1999
- Peak year (1965)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Tonita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (249 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Tonita's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s
1960s
248 births
- 1970s
1970s
249 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s 60
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 249 births (23% of all-time use).
How Tonita 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 Tonita's total volume
Tonita by state
Where Tonita concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 36 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
36 of 1,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tonita's data
- Tonita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tonitas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1911–1999 (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 Tonita 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.