How Many People Are Named Tonisha?
An estimated 2,102 people in the United States have the first name Tonisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Tonisha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 138 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonisha 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 Tonisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,102
About 1 in 163,061 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1993
138 births
Total Registered
2,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonisha
Tonisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,224 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tonisha as a female name
Ranked #13,596 in 2009
8 female births in 2009
Peak: 1993 (138 births)
Tonisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 844 babies were registered. Tonisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonisha by Decade
How has Tonisha 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.
Tonisha by State
Birth registrations for Tonisha span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 49 Tonishas were registered per state.
Tonisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tonisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonisha?
We estimate approximately 2,102 people named Tonisha 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 163,061 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonisha a common name?
Tonisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonisha most popular?
Tonisha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 138 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonisha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonisha a female name?
Tonisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonisha Smith, Tonisha Johnson, Tonisha 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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