Recorded 1965–1976 Girls' name Peak 1967 102 births

Tonji — girls' name

102 babies named Tonji in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

102 girls have been named Tonji since 1965, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.

102
total births
1965–1976
years on record
1960s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tonji was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

19 babies were named Tonji in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonji

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Tonji between 1965 and 1976, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonji currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonji performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tonji shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonji 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 102 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.

Tonji at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

102

Since 1965

12 years of records

Peak year

1967

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1965

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1976

Tonji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1965

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1967)
19
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5101520 1976197319721971197019691968196719661965 9

Tonji by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
58 births that decade — 57% of Tonji's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonji?
102 babies have been named Tonji since 1965. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1967 with 19 births.
When was Tonji most popular?
Tonji was most popular in the 1960s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Tonji been used?
Tonji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 12 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Tonji?
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, 1965–1976 (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.