Recorded 1950–1992 Girls' name Peak 1964 68 births

Tonye — girls' name

68 babies named Tonye in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s71970s121980s111990s11

The verdict

68 girls have been named Tonye since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1992.

68
total births
1950–1992
years on record
1950s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tonye was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tonye in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonye

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Tonye between 1950 and 1992, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tonye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonye 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 68 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.

Tonye at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

68

Since 1950

43 years of records

Peak year

1964

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1950

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1992

Tonye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1950

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1964)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Tonye by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
27 births that decade — 40% of Tonye's all-time total
1950s271960s71970s121980s111990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonye?
68 babies have been named Tonye since 1950. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1964 with 7 births.
When was Tonye most popular?
Tonye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Tonye been used?
Tonye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 43 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Tonye?
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, 1950–1992 (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.