Recorded 1963–1972 Girls' name Peak 1964 114 births

Tonjua — girls' name

114 babies named Tonjua in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

114 girls have been named Tonjua since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1972.

114
total births
1963–1972
years on record
1960s
peak decade
96%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

96% of everyone ever named Tonjua was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

59 babies were named Tonjua in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonjua

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Tonjua between 1963 and 1972, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonjua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonjua performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tonjua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Tonjua in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonjua 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 114 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.

Tonjua at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

114

Since 1963

10 years of records

Peak year

1964

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1963

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1972

Tonjua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1963

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1964)
59
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Tonjua by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
109 births that decade — 96% of Tonjua's all-time total
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Tonjua by state

Where Tonjua concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tonjua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 5.3%
#2 Tennessee
5 4.4%
North Carolina share of Tonjua's total US births 5.3%
Even split

6 of 114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonjua?
114 babies have been named Tonjua since 1963. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1964 with 59 births.
When was Tonjua most popular?
Tonjua was most popular in the 1960s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Tonjua most popular?
The top states for the name Tonjua are North Carolina (6 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Tonjua been used?
Tonjua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 10 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Tonjua?
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, 1963–1972 (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.