Recorded 1983–1995 Girls' name Peak 1989 27 births

Tonnisha — girls' name

27 babies named Tonnisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s15

The verdict

27 girls have been named Tonnisha since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

27
total births
1983–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tonnisha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tonnisha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonnisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Tonnisha between 1983 and 1995, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonnisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonnisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tonnisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonnisha 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 27 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.

Tonnisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

27

Since 1983

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1983

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tonnisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1983

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Tonnisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 56% of Tonnisha's all-time total
1980s121990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonnisha?
27 babies have been named Tonnisha since 1983. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Tonnisha most popular?
Tonnisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Tonnisha been used?
Tonnisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 13 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Tonnisha?
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, 1983–1995 (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.