Girls' name · since 1963
Tonjua
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Tonjua, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonjua is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 114 have been recorded since 1963.
Tonjua has 114 recorded births among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 1972.
- #25,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 114 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonjua ranks #25,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,747 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonjua's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Tonjua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tonjua's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tonjua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1972
- Peak year (1964)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Tonjua by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (109 births, 96% of the file).
1960s was Tonjua's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 96% of all-time use.
Tonjua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 109 births (96% of all-time use).
Tonjua by state
Where Tonjua concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 4.4% |
6 of 114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Tonjua's decade-level peak was the 1960s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tonjuas (6 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 Tonjua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1963–1972 (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 Tonjua 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.