How Many People Are Named Tongia?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Tongia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Tongia peaked in popularity in 1972 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tongia 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 Tongia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tongia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1972
9 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tongia
Tongia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tongia as a female name
Ranked #5,915 in 1972
9 female births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (9 births)
Tongia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tongia span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 17 babies were registered. While Tongia is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tongia by Decade
How has Tongia 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.
Tongia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tongia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tongia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tongia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tongia?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Tongia 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Tongia a common name?
Tongia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tongia most popular?
Tongia reached peak popularity in 1972, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tongia is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tongia a female name?
Tongia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tongia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tongia Smith, Tongia Johnson, Tongia 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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