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Girl name

Tonga

/ˈtɑnɡə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1986

Tonga has been given to about 159 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɑnɡə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 146
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tonga per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1968 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time159

How popular is Tonga?

Its best year was 1968, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 3302nd. The typical living American called Tonga is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Tonga

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tonya0.79
  2. Tonja0.79
  3. Tonia0.74
  4. Olga0.70
  5. Tosha0.64
  6. Dominga0.63
  7. Inga0.62
  8. Tina0.56

Middle names for Tonga

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tonga Josephine0.84
  2. Tonga Rose0.83
  3. Tonga Louise0.83
  4. Tonga June0.82
  5. Tonga Pearl0.82
  6. Tonga Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tonga

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Scottbrother · 0.53
  2. Kimberlysister · 0.53
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.51
  4. Jeffreybrother · 0.50
  5. Michellesister · 0.49
  6. Pennysister · 0.49

Where Tonga is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tonga White0.78
    2. Tonga Reyes0.78
    3. Tonga Nguyen0.78
    4. Tonga Moore0.78
    5. Tonga Lee0.78
    6. Tonga Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tonga

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.