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The first name Toni

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the female given name Antonia, sometimes used as a formal given name.

Toni is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 3 girls were named Toni, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 400 births (#115).

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2,615
babies named Toni, 1996–2025
#5,927
rank in 2025
1996
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Toni with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Toni at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 81 girls born in the United States were named Toni, the 2,274th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 2,898 were.

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101,762
babies named Toni since 1880
#2,274
rank in 2025
1960
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 Toni

55 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Toni Morrison
    African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
  • Toni Kroos
    German former football player, born 1990
  • Toni Braxton
    American singer, born 1966
  • Toni Collette
    Australian actress and singer (born 1972)
  • Toni Kukoč
    Croatian basketball player (born 1968)
  • Toni Basil
    American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and director (born 1943)
  • Toni Šunjić
    Bosnian association football player, born 1988
  • Toni Nieminen
    Finnish ski jumper, born 1975
  • Toni Duggan
    English association football player (born 1991)
  • Toni Fruk
    Croatian association football player (born 2001)
  • Antoni Lima Solá
    Andorran association football player, born 1970
  • Toni Kallio
    Finnish footballer, born 1978

Questions

How popular is the name Toni?
In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Toni, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1996, with 400 births.
Is Toni a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 101,762 US babies named Toni since 1880 were girls.
When was Toni most popular?
1960 in the United States, when 2,898 babies were named Toni, its highest rank at 146th.