Girls' name · since 1946
Tonjia
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 305 babies named Tonjia, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonjia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 305 have been recorded since 1946.
Tonjia has 305 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1976.
- #15,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 305 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonjia ranks #15,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 305 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 305
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonjia's 305 recorded births place it above 78.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Tonjia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tonjia splits its recorded history at 1965: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tonjia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1976
- Peak year (1967)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Tonjia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (172 births, 56% of the file).
1960s was Tonjia's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tonjia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
172 births
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 172 births (56% of all-time use).
Tonjia by state
Where Tonjia concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Tonjia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 1970s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Tonjias (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tonjia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1946–1976 (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 Tonjia 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.