Girls' name · since 1948
Tonyia
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 572 babies named Tonyia, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 572
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonyia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 572 have been recorded since 1948.
Tonyia has 572 recorded births among girls since 1948, 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 1948 to 1985.
- #10,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 572 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tonyia ranks #10,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 572 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 572
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tonyia's 572 recorded births place it above 84.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tonyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tonyia splits its recorded history at 1968: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tonyia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1985
- Peak year (1969)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tonyia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (275 births, 48% of the file).
1960s was Tonyia's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tonyia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 74
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
275 births
- 1970s
1970s
188 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 275 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tonyia 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 Tonyia's total volume
Tonyia by state
Where Tonyia concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
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What to do with Tonyia's data
- Tonyia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tonyias (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tonyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1948–1985 (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 Tonyia 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.