How Many People Are Named Tona?
An estimated 1,107 people in the United States have the first name Tona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Tona peaked in popularity in 1964 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,107
About 1 in 309,625 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1964
59 births
Total Registered
1,421
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tona
Tona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,421 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tona as a female name
Ranked #15,011 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1964 (59 births)
Tona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tona span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 422 babies were registered. Tona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tona by Decade
How has Tona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tona by State
Birth registrations for Tona span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Missouri. The lowest are in New York, Kentucky, Illinois. On average, about 14 Tonas were registered per state.
Tona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tona?
We estimate approximately 1,107 people named Tona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 309,625 Americans share this first name.
Is Tona a common name?
Tona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,421 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tona most popular?
Tona reached peak popularity in 1964, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tona is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tona a female name?
Tona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tona Smith, Tona Johnson, Tona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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