How Many People Are Named Tonita?
An estimated 799 people in the United States have the first name Tonita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Tonita peaked in popularity in 1965 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonita 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 Tonita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
799
About 1 in 428,979 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1965
50 births
Total Registered
1,102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonita
Tonita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,102 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tonita as a female name
Ranked #16,757 in 1999
5 female births in 1999
Peak: 1965 (50 births)
Tonita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonita span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 249 babies were registered. Tonita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonita by Decade
How has Tonita 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.
Tonita by State
Birth registrations for Tonita span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, New Mexico, Alabama. The lowest are in Alabama, New Mexico, North Carolina. On average, about 20 Tonitas were registered per state.
Tonita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tonita
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Tonita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonita?
We estimate approximately 799 people named Tonita 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 428,979 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonita a common name?
Tonita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonita most popular?
Tonita reached peak popularity in 1965, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonita is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonita a female name?
Tonita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonita Smith, Tonita Johnson, Tonita 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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