How Many People Are Named Tonda?
An estimated 1,919 people in the United States have the first name Tonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Tonda peaked in popularity in 1964 with 135 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonda 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 Tonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,919
About 1 in 178,611 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1964
135 births
Total Registered
2,426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonda
Tonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,426 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tonda as a female name
Ranked #7,998 in 1989
10 female births in 1989
Peak: 1964 (135 births)
Tonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonda span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,085 babies were registered. Tonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonda by Decade
How has Tonda 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.
Tonda by State
Birth registrations for Tonda span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, North Carolina, Indiana. The lowest are in Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas. On average, about 55 Tondas were registered per state.
Tonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tonda
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonda?
We estimate approximately 1,919 people named Tonda 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 178,611 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonda a common name?
Tonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonda most popular?
Tonda reached peak popularity in 1964, when 135 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonda is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonda a female name?
Tonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonda Smith, Tonda Johnson, Tonda 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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