Recorded 2001–2015 Girls' name Peak 2008 92 births

Toniyah — girls' name

92 babies named Toniyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

92 girls have been named Toniyah since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

92
total births
2001–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
87%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Toniyah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Toniyah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Toniyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Toniyah between 2001 and 2015, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Toniyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Toniyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Toniyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Toniyah 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 92 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.

Toniyah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

92

Since 2001

15 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2001

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2015

Toniyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2001

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Toniyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 87% of Toniyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Toniyah?
92 babies have been named Toniyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Toniyah most popular?
Toniyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Toniyah been used?
Toniyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 15 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Toniyah?
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, 2001–2015 (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.