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The first name Tonja

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name, variant of Tonya

A form of Tonya.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Tonja at birth, 1880–2025

In 2005, 6 girls born in the United States were named Tonja, the 16,307th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 512 were.

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6,994
babies named Tonja since 1880
#16,307
rank in 2005
1967
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.

Questions

Is Tonja a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,994 US babies named Tonja since 1880 were girls.
When was Tonja most popular?
1967 in the United States, when 512 babies were named Tonja, its highest rank at 408th.
What name is Tonja a form of?
Tonja is a form of Tonya.