Tonya Girl
How popular is Tonya?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Tonya in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
112,669living people named Tonya (est.)
53median age of people named Tonya
120,856babies named Tonya since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Tonya popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▼ 2467 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,724 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1972 (7,244 girls) |
| Highest rank | #36 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tonya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tonya family of names ranked #4,403 for girls in 2025 (#3,610 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tonya | 11 | 69% |
| Tonia | 5 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tonya by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1930s | 123 | #1,549 |
| 1940s | 944 | #682 |
| 1950s | 4,694 | #268 |
| 1960s | 34,072 | #54 |
| 1970s | 57,789 | #36 |
| 1980s | 17,987 | #97 |
| 1990s | 3,664 | #365 |
| 2000s | 775 | #1,354 |
| 2010s | 279 | #3,305 |
| 2020s | 87 | #5,951 |
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Questions
- Is Tonya a boy or girl name?
- Tonya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tonya were girls.
- How popular is the name Tonya?
- 11 baby girls were named Tonya in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
- When was Tonya most popular?
- Tonya peaked in 1972, when 7,244 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #36 in 1973.
- How many people are named Tonya?
- 120,856 babies have been named Tonya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 112,669 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.