The first name Toney
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Toney at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 boys born in the United States were named Toney, the 11,855th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 187 were.
GirlsBoys
6,610
babies named Toney since 1880
#11,855
rank in 2025
1961
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Toney
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Toney DouglasAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
- Toney AnayaAmerican politician, born 1941
Questions
- Is Toney a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 6,610 US babies named Toney since 1880 were boys.
- When was Toney most popular?
- 1961 in the United States, when 187 babies were named Toney, its highest rank at 580th.
- Is Toney also a surname?
- Yes. Toney is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.