Unisex name · since 1915
Tonnie
Tonnie has 684 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonnie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 684 recorded since 1915.
Tonnie has 684 recorded births among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 2007.
- #9,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 684 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonnie ranks #9,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 684 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonnie's 684 recorded births place it above 86.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tonnie's full recorded timeline at 1963, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tonnie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2007
- Peak year (1963)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Tonnie popularity over time - boys
473 total births recorded since 1915 (Tonnie as boys' name)
Tonnie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (220 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Tonnie's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 80
1940s
80 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 220 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tonnie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tonnie's total volume
Tonnie by state
Where Tonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tonnie's data
- Tonnie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tonnies (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1915–2007 (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 Tonnie 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.