Is Tonja a boy or girl name?
Tonja was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,994 US babies named Tonja were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tonja since 1940
- 6,994
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 512 babies
Boys and girls named Tonja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 533 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,352 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,414 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 435 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,305 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,435 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,829 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,321 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,344 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,000 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,410 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,507 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,641 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,682 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,235 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,226 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,116 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,475 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,779 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,884 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,594 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,465 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,357 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,698 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,581 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,269 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,288 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,067 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 143 | #919 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 185 | #769 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 227 | #667 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 317 | #530 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 386 | #470 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 386 | #495 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 451 | #464 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,977 | 471 | #444 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 455 | #448 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 512 | #408 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 405 | #472 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 358 | #502 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 298 | #572 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 268 | #616 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 247 | #643 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 196 | #745 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 142 | #873 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 122 | #958 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,119 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,342 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,286 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,573 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,646 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,701 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,708 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,107 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,428 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,129 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,584 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,526 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,659 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,533 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,784 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,092 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,974 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tonja reached #4,977 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #408 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tonja
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.