Recorded 1959–1976 Girls' name Peak 1970 112 births

Tonnia — girls' name

112 babies named Tonnia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s571970s49

The verdict

112 girls have been named Tonnia since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1976.

112
total births
1959–1976
years on record
1960s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tonnia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tonnia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonnia

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Tonnia between 1959 and 1976, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonnia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonnia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tonnia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonnia 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 112 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.

Tonnia at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

112

Since 1959

18 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1959

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1976

Tonnia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1959

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1976197319701967196419601959 6

Tonnia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
57 births that decade — 51% of Tonnia's all-time total
1950s61960s571970s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonnia?
112 babies have been named Tonnia since 1959. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Tonnia most popular?
Tonnia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Tonnia been used?
Tonnia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 18 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Tonnia?
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, 1959–1976 (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.