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Tonya
OriginVariation of Tanya
Meaning"from Antium"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#9412
2025 SSA
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Tonya
This common variation of Tanya makes it less international and more ordinary.
Tonya is also given to boys.
Pronounced TOHN-yuh.
As of October 2026, Tonya ranked #9412 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #36 in 1973.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,845
Boys #4,467
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,845 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 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 CooleyGirl
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- Tonya WashingtonGirl
American basketball player
- Tonya EvingerGirl
American mixed martial artist
- Tonya Maria CardozaGirl
American college basketball coach
Tonya in pop culture
- Tonya HaileyGirl
character in book/film "A Time to Kill"
- "IGirl
Tonya," 2017 film about skater Tonya Harding
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