Recorded 1946–1976 Girls' name Peak 1967 305 births

Tonjia — girls' name

305 babies named Tonjia in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s311960s1721970s97
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tonjia was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tonjia in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonjia

The Social Security Administration has registered 305 babies named Tonjia between 1946 and 1976, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonjia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonjia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tonjia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tonjia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonjia 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 305 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.

Tonjia at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

305

Since 1946

31 years of records

Peak year

1967

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1946

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1976

Tonjia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1946

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1967)
24
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 197619731970196719641961195819511946 5

Tonjia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
172 births that decade — 56% of Tonjia's all-time total
1940s51950s311960s1721970s97

Tonjia by state

Where Tonjia concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tonjia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.6%
#2 Texas
5 1.6%
North Carolina share of Tonjia's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonjia?
305 babies have been named Tonjia since 1946. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1967 with 24 births.
When was Tonjia most popular?
Tonjia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Tonjia most popular?
The top states for the name Tonjia are North Carolina (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tonjia been used?
Tonjia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 31 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Tonjia?
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, 1946–1976 (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.