How Many People Are Named Tonya?
An estimated 106,268 people in the United States have the first name Tonya. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #498 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Tonya peaked in popularity in 1972 with 7,272 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tonya 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 Tonya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tonya is overwhelmingly female, 435 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Tonya has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
106,268
About 1 in 3,225 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1972
7,272 births
Total Registered
120,847
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tonya
Tonya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 120,847 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Tonya as a male name
Ranked #5,885 in 1986
7 male births in 1986
Peak: 1974 (35 births)
Tonya as a female name
Ranked #6,590 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (7,243 births)
Tonya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tonya span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 58,047 babies were registered. Tonya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tonya by Decade
How has Tonya 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.
Tonya by State
Birth registrations for Tonya span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in Hawaii, Alaska, Delaware. On average, about 2,311 Tonyas were registered per state.
Tonya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tonya
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tonya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonya?
We estimate approximately 106,268 people named Tonya 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 3,225 Americans share this first name.
Is Tonya a common name?
Tonya is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120,847 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tonya most popular?
Tonya reached peak popularity in 1972, when 7,272 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tonya is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tonya a female name?
Tonya is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tonya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tonya Smith, Tonya Johnson, Tonya 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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