girl's name

Tonisha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,340

Tonisha is a girl's name. In 2009 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 138 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Tonisha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s.

844
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Tonisha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 485
1980s 803
1990s 844
2000s 92

How popular is Tonisha?

In 2009, Tonisha was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tonisha is used

Canada #1,895 8 in 1996
England & Wales #5,868 3 in 2006
United States #12,881 8 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Tonisha

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

Parents who like Tonisha also like

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

Sibling names for Tonisha

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

Common questions about Tonisha

How popular is the name Tonisha?

In 2009, Tonisha was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Tonisha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Tonisha most popular?

Tonisha peaked in 1993, when 138 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.