Tonya
Girl nameTonya has been given to 120,856 babies in the U.S. since 1923. It peaked in 1972.
Meaning & origin
Phonetic rendering of Russian То́ня (Tónja)API, an informal pet form of Антони́на (Antonína, “Antonina”).
Origin: Russian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
120,856
Peak year
1972 (7,273 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1923
10-year trend
▼ -62%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Tonya
Tonya Harding
American figure skater
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tonya.
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