Tonya

Girl · Russian, from Latin

Tonya

Say it: TON-yuh

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Meaning

From Russian Tonya, a pet form of Antonina, from the Roman family name Antonius (origin unknown).

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Popular in the US in the 1960s and 1970s.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1970s

In the United States

120,791 babies given this name since 1923
At its height in 1973, about 1 in 203 girls
16 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American Russian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Tanya, Tonia

Russian	Tonya

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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

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