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Girl name

Tonita

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Tonita has been given to about 1,102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 918
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tonita per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1965 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,102

How popular is Tonita?

Its best year was 1965, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 1594th. The typical living American called Tonita is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Tonita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bonita0.88
  2. Donita0.88
  3. Tonia0.81
  4. Tonya0.73
  5. Lolita0.75
  6. Rosita0.75
  7. Anita0.70
  8. Nita0.70

Middle names for Tonita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tonita Rose0.85
  2. Tonita Louise0.85
  3. Tonita June0.84
  4. Tonita Pearl0.84
  5. Tonita Quinn0.84
  6. Tonita Nell0.84

Sibling names for Tonita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.71
  2. Rudybrother · 0.69
  3. Jolenesister · 0.68
  4. Wadebrother · 0.68
  5. Rockybrother · 0.68
  6. Angiesister · 0.68

Where Tonita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tonita White0.80
    2. Tonita Reyes0.80
    3. Tonita Nguyen0.80
    4. Tonita Moore0.80
    5. Tonita Lee0.80
    6. Tonita Hill0.80

    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 Tonita

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

    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.