How Many People Are Named Tonie?
An estimated 2,346 people in the United States have the first name Tonie. It is used for both genders, with 89.3% female. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Tonie peaked in popularity in 1960 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonie 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 Tonie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,346
About 1 in 146,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.3% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1960
87 births
Total Registered
3,256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonie
Tonie is predominantly female (89.3%), though 348 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tonie as a male name
Ranked #13,830 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1969 (15 births)
Tonie as a female name
Ranked #11,083 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1960 (81 births)
Tonie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 714 babies were registered. Tonie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonie by Decade
How has Tonie 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.
Tonie by State
Birth registrations for Tonie span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, New York, Florida. On average, about 42 Tonies were registered per state.
Tonie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tonie
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tonie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonie?
We estimate approximately 2,346 people named Tonie 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 146,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonie a common name?
Tonie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonie most popular?
Tonie reached peak popularity in 1960, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonie a female name?
Tonie is predominantly female. 89.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonie Smith, Tonie Johnson, Tonie 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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