unisex name

Tone

  • Origin Slovene
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 99

Tone is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 55% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Tone is a name of Slovene origin.
  • Peaked in 1991, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1962.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tone over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '10
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Births named Tone by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 5
1980s 7
1990s 77
2010s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Tone?

In 2015, Tone was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tone

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tone also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tone over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tone

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tone — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tone

How popular is the name Tone?

In 2015, Tone was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tone a girl's or a boy's name?

Tone is used for both girls and boys. About 55% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Tone?

Tone has 1 syllable.

When was Tone most popular?

Tone peaked in 1991, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.