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How popular is the name Tonya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tonyas are alive today.
Tonya (female) is a shortened form of the name Antonia. Tonya itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2005; most Tonyas are registered as Antonia, which ranked 439th in 2025 with 91 babies.
Most people called Tonya are registered as Antonia, and share that name's profile: the Antonia you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old - or else around 8: the name has two living generations. Half of all Antonias born in England and Wales are between 10 and 31, and there are at least 6,300 of them alive today. Only some Antonias go by Tonya.
How many babies are named Tonya or Antonia each year?
Combined registrations of Antonia, Tonya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Antonia rank as a registered name?
Where does Tonya rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Tonya short for Antonia?
Yes - Tonya is a shortened form of Antonia. Tonyas are usually registered as Antonia at birth.
When was the name Tonya most popular?
The full name Antonia peaked in 1996, when 242 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tonya itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Tonya?
There's no official count of people who go by Tonya, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 6,300 people registered as Antonia born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Tonya.
How old is the typical Tonya?
Most people called Tonya are registered as Antonia. Most living Antonias are between 10 and 31; the most common age is about 29. There is a second cluster around 8.
Is Tonya becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.