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Tonia

/ˈtoʊniə/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Tonia has been given to about 22,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtoʊniə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,606
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tonia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1971 · 1,431
  • Born in 20255
  • All time22,247

How popular is Tonia?

Its best year was 1971, when 1,431 babies were given the name, ranking 212th. The typical living American called Tonia is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Tonia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tonya0.85
  2. Sonia0.85
  3. Tania0.80
  4. Antonia0.75
  5. Latonia0.75
  6. Tonja0.74
  7. Sofia0.70
  8. Toni0.70

Middle names for Tonia

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

Sibling names for Tonia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.86
  2. Heidisister · 0.84
  3. Angiesister · 0.82
  4. Damonbrother · 0.81
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.79
  6. Scottieeither · 0.79

Where Tonia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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