Boys' name · since 1925
Tonny
Tonny has 902 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,831 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonny currently ranks #10831 among boys' names in America, with 902 babies recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonny has been recorded 902 times among boys since 1925, currently ranked #10831 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, 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 1925 to 2025.
- #5,490 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,831 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 902 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonny ranks #5,490 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,831 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 902 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,490 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,831 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonny's 902 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tonny compares
902 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tonny's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tonny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 902 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tonny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tonny splits its recorded history at 1984: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tonny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Tonny by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (192 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Tonny's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Tonny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
102 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 192 births (21% of all-time use).
How Tonny compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tonny's total volume
Tonny by state
Where Tonny concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tonny's data
- Tonny's decade-level peak was the 1960s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tonnys (27 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 Tonny: 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 (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Tonny 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.