Tonja has been given to about 6,994 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1967, when 512 babies were given the name, ranking 408th. The typical living American called Tonja is about 57 years old today.
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.