Girls' name · since 1959
Tonnia
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Tonnia, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Tonnia since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonnia has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1976.
- #25,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonnia ranks #25,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonnia's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tonnia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tonnia's full recorded timeline at 1968, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tonnia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1976
- Peak year (1970)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tonnia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (57 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Tonnia's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tonnia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 57 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Tonnia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1970s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tonnia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1959–1976 (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 Tonnia 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.