Toney is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Toney means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Toney across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Toney has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Toney is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “priceless, praiseworthy”. A variant spelling of Tony, short for Anthony.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,610 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Toney per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1961 (193/yr).
Toney is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1961, when it ranked #1,288 nationally (given to 193 babies that year).
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