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Tonya
OriginVariation of Tanya
Meaning"from Antium"
About Tonya
This common variation of Tanya makes it less international and more ordinary.
Pronounced TOHN-yuh.
As of October 2026, Tonya ranked #9412 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #36 in 1973.
Editor's take: The name Tonya is a girl's name of English, Russian origin.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,845 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Tonya on lists
Famous Tonyas
- Tonya Maxene Harding
American figure skater
- Tonya Michelle Johnston aka Solé
American rapper
- Tonya Lee (born Tonya Maxine) Williams
American actress
- Tonya Lynn Verbeek
Canadian Olympic wrestler
- Tonya Pinkins
American actress
- Tonya Kay
American actress and performance artist
- Tonya Cooley
American reality TV personality ("The Real World")
- Tonya Washington
American basketball player
- Tonya Evinger
American mixed martial artist
- Tonya Maria Cardoza
American college basketball coach
Tonya in pop culture
- Tonya Hailey
character in book/film "A Time to Kill"
- "I
Tonya," 2017 film about skater Tonya Harding
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