Girls' name · since 1968
Toniya
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Toniya, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Toniya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Toniya recorded 140 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2014.
- #23,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Toniya ranks #23,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Toniya's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Toniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toniya's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2014
- Peak year (2005)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Toniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Toniya's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Toniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Toniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Toniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1968–2014 (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 Toniya 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.