How Many People Are Named Tonia?
An estimated 19,039 people in the United States have the first name Tonia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Tonia peaked in popularity in 1971 with 1,431 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonia 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 Tonia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tonia is overwhelmingly female, 53 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
19,039
About 1 in 18,003 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1971
1,431 births
Total Registered
22,239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonia
Tonia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,239 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Tonia as a male name
Ranked #6,790 in 1977
5 male births in 1977
Peak: 1976 (7 births)
Tonia as a female name
Ranked #17,423 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (1,429 births)
Tonia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 9,974 babies were registered. Tonia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonia by Decade
How has Tonia 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.
Tonia by State
Birth registrations for Tonia span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Nevada, Montana. On average, about 389 Tonias were registered per state.
Tonia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tonia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tonia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonia?
We estimate approximately 19,039 people named Tonia 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 18,003 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonia a common name?
Tonia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonia most popular?
Tonia reached peak popularity in 1971, when 1,431 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonia is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonia a female name?
Tonia is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonia Smith, Tonia Johnson, Tonia 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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