Girls' name · since 1954
Tunya
Tunya has 258 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tunya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 258 have been recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Tunya recorded 258 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1982.
- #17,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 258 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tunya ranks #17,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tunya's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Tunya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tunya's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tunya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1982
- Peak year (1973)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tunya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (138 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Tunya's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tunya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 138 births (53% of all-time use).
Tunya by state
Where Tunya concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 4.3% |
11 of 258 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tunya's data
- Tunya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tunyas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tunya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1954–1982 (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 Tunya 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.