boy's name
Toney
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,610
Toney is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1961, when 193 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Toney over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 82 |
| 1890s | 79 |
| 1900s | 112 |
| 1910s | 345 |
| 1920s | 416 |
| 1930s | 324 |
| 1940s | 603 |
| 1950s | 1,101 |
| 1960s | 1,466 |
| 1970s | 713 |
| 1980s | 562 |
| 1990s | 407 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Toney?
In 2025, Toney was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Toney
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Toney also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Toney over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Toney
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Toney — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Toney
How popular is the name Toney?
In 2025, Toney was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Toney a girl's or a boy's name?
Toney is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Toney?
Toney has 2 syllables.
When was Toney most popular?
Toney peaked in 1961, when 193 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Toney a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Toney currently ranks #12,007 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.