How Many People Are Named Toney?
An estimated 4,478 people in the United States have the first name Toney. It is predominantly male (97.1%). The average bearer is 55 years old, and Toney peaked in popularity in 1961 with 193 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Toney 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 Toney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Toney is overwhelmingly male, 194 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,478
About 1 in 76,542 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.1% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1961
193 births
Total Registered
6,604
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Toney
Toney is predominantly male (97.1%), though 194 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Toney as a male name
Ranked #12,169 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (187 births)
Toney as a female name
Ranked #11,708 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1952 (11 births)
Toney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Toney span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,466 babies were registered. Toney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Toney by Decade
How has Toney 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.
Toney by State
Birth registrations for Toney span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama. The lowest are in New York, Kentucky, Oklahoma. On average, about 126 Toneys were registered per state.
Toney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Toney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Toney
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Toney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toney?
We estimate approximately 4,478 people named Toney 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 76,542 Americans share this first name.
Is Toney a common name?
Toney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,604 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Toney most popular?
Toney reached peak popularity in 1961, when 193 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Toney is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Toney a male name?
Toney is predominantly male. 97.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Toney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Toney Smith, Toney Johnson, Toney 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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