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Girl · Latin, through English
Toni
Say it: TOH-nee
Meaning
A feminine pet form of Antonia, from the Roman family name Antonius, whose origin is unknown.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used as a full name in the US since the 1920s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 101,206 babies given this name since 1907
- At its height in 1960, about 1 in 697 girls
- 134 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tony
Famous bearers
- Toni Morrison, American novelist
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.