The baby name Tonya appears in baby name data for the United States from 1937 to 2011. It was most popular in 1972 with 9,912 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Tonya has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1942 | 28 |
| 1944 | 46 |
| 1945 | 53 |
| 1946 | 76 |
| 1947 | 133 |
| 1948 | 119 |
| 1949 | 115 |
| 1950 | 133 |
| 1951 | 238 |
| 1952 | 282 |
| 1953 | 357 |
| 1954 | 427 |
| 1955 | 508 |
| 1956 | 761 |
| 1957 | 779 |
| 1958 | 991 |
| 1959 | 1,426 |
| 1960 | 1,839 |
| 1961 | 2,630 |
| 1962 | 3,449 |
| 1963 | 2,915 |
| 1964 | 3,621 |
| 1965 | 3,966 |
| 1966 | 4,686 |
| 1967 | 6,768 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 7,593 |
| 1969 | 8,303 |
| 1970 | 9,605 |
| 1971 | 9,327 |
| 1972 | 9,912 |
| 1973 | 9,271 |
| 1974 | 8,934 |
| 1975 | 7,591 |
| 1976 | 6,394 |
| 1977 | 5,578 |
| 1978 | 5,142 |
| 1979 | 4,533 |
| 1980 | 3,887 |
| 1981 | 3,441 |
| 1982 | 2,943 |
| 1983 | 2,296 |
| 1984 | 2,365 |
| 1985 | 2,083 |
| 1986 | 1,691 |
| 1987 | 1,592 |
| 1988 | 1,302 |
| 1989 | 1,114 |
| 1990 | 832 |
| 1991 | 810 |
| 1992 | 594 |
| 1993 | 482 |
| 1994 | 412 |
| 1995 | 238 |
| 1996 | 206 |
| 1997 | 205 |
| 1998 | 121 |
| 1999 | 121 |
| 2000 | 106 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 31 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 49 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 |