How Many People Are Named Toni?
An estimated 81,000 people in the United States have the first name Toni. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 54 years old, and Toni peaked in popularity in 1960 with 2,929 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Toni 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 Toni paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Toni is overwhelmingly female, 1,555 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Toni has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
81,000
About 1 in 4,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1960
2,929 births
Total Registered
101,670
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Toni
Toni is predominantly female (98.5%), though 1,555 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Toni as a male name
Ranked #7,188 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (35 births)
Toni as a female name
Ranked #2,184 in 2024
87 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (2,897 births)
Toni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Toni span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 25,090 babies were registered. Toni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Toni by Decade
How has Toni 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.
Toni by State
Birth registrations for Toni span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Alaska, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,896 Tonis were registered per state.
Toni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Toni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Toni
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Toni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Toni?
We estimate approximately 81,000 people named Toni 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 4,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Toni a common name?
Toni is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101,670 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Toni most popular?
Toni reached peak popularity in 1960, when 2,929 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Toni is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Toni a female name?
Toni is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Toni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Toni Smith, Toni Johnson, Toni 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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