Is Tonya a boy or girl name?
Tonya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Tonya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 120,847 US babies named Tonya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,590
- Babies named Tonya since 1923
- 120,847
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 7,272 babies
Boys and girls named Tonya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 945 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,695 | 100% |
| 1960s | 120 | 34,071 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 258 | 57,789 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 57 | 17,988 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,664 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 775 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 279 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,590 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,082 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,993 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,147 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,194 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,067 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,602 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,650 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,883 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,845 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,442 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,306 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,378 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,834 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,357 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,671 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,014 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,162 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,341 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,525 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,857 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,003 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,747 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,362 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,270 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,284 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 222 | #906 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 219 | #900 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 273 | #749 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 373 | #603 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 432 | #551 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 542 | #456 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 590 | #430 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 725 | #365 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 830 | #310 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #255 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,189 | #227 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,885 | 1,298 | #201 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,467 | 1,642 | #172 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,256 | 1,855 | #153 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,467 | 1,956 | #147 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,209 | 2,379 | #126 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,395 | 2,755 | #110 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,180 | 3,081 | #97 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,769 | 3,495 | #86 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,789 | 3,826 | #77 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,353 | 4,264 | #64 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,994 | 4,965 | #58 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,699 | 5,897 | #45 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,500 | 6,877 | #37 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,693 | 7,185 | #36 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,644 | 7,243 | #37 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,704 | 6,897 | #45 |
| 1970 | 30 | #1,579 | 7,140 | #49 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,801 | 6,169 | #54 |
| 1968 | 17 | #2,026 | 5,661 | #60 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,504 | 5,164 | #68 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,318 | 3,629 | #96 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,261 | 2,968 | #129 |
| 1964 | 6 | #4,000 | 2,699 | #150 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,405 | 2,368 | #167 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,285 | 2,246 | #174 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,840 | #199 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,327 | #242 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,073 | #268 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 764 | #340 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 645 | #357 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 566 | #371 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 402 | #449 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 353 | #474 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 294 | #507 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 240 | #561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 205 | #602 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 153 | #697 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 134 | #741 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 139 | #715 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 152 | #684 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 119 | #754 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 101 | #748 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 92 | #799 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 67 | #974 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 75 | #912 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,417 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,268 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,788 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,646 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,731 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,589 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,908 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,721 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,851 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,190 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,341 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tonya reached #1,500 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #36 in 1973. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tonya
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.