girl's name
Tonja
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 6,994
Tonja is a girl's name. In 2005 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1967, when 512 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
Tonja over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 104 |
| 1950s | 533 |
| 1960s | 3,357 |
| 1970s | 2,414 |
| 1980s | 435 |
| 1990s | 124 |
| 2000s (to 2005) | 27 |
How popular is Tonja?
In 2005, Tonja was given to 6 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 Tonja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tonja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tonja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tonja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tonja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tonja
How popular is the name Tonja?
In 2005, Tonja was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Tonja a girl's or a boy's name?
Tonja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tonja most popular?
Tonja peaked in 1967, when 512 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.