Recorded 1948–1985 Girls' name Peak 1969 572 births

Tonyia — girls' name

572 babies named Tonyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s741960s2751970s1881980s30
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tonyia was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

45 babies were named Tonyia in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tonyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 572 babies named Tonyia between 1948 and 1985, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tonyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tonyia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tonyia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tonyia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tonyia 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 572 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.

Tonyia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

572

Since 1948

38 years of records

Peak year

1969

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1948

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tonyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1948

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1969)
45
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
01020304050 19851979197419691964195919541948 5

Tonyia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
275 births that decade — 48% of Tonyia's all-time total
1940s51950s741960s2751970s1881980s30

Tonyia by state

Where Tonyia concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tonyia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 2.6%
#2 Michigan
5 0.9%
New York share of Tonyia's total US births 2.6%
Even split

15 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tonyia?
572 babies have been named Tonyia since 1948. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1969 with 45 births.
When was Tonyia most popular?
Tonyia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Tonyia most popular?
The top states for the name Tonyia are New York (15 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Tonyia been used?
Tonyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 38 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tonyia?
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, 1948–1985 (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.