Tonija
Tõnija is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 43.
Meaning & Origin of Tonija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tõnija is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 43.
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The Story of Tonija
The earliest SSA record of Tonija as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Tonija — #7,996 in the national rankings. Tonija last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tonija
Tonija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Tonija's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #7,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Tonija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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