How Many People Are Named Tonya?
people named Tonya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,059 people in the US has this name
Based on 120,856 babies named Tonya in Social Security records from 1923 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,273 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ANTONIA. Its use was probably positively influenced by the name TANYA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Tonya in English. Counting Tonya and these spellings together, about 267,808 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tonya (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tonya alive today is about 52 years old, and 84% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 47 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tonya first appears in the records in 1923 and was given most often in 1972, to 7,273 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1923 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tonya never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #36, in 1973, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 1966 to 1980. In 2025 it ranked #9,409.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,409 |
| Best rank | #36 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1966 to 1980) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #49 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tonya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tonya were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 7,527 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tonya was given 2.4 times as often in North Carolina, 2.3 times in South Carolina and 2.2 times in Arkansas.
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