Tonja is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tonja means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tonja across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tonja has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tonja is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “priceless or praiseworthy”. A variant of Tonya, from Antonia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,994 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 Tonja per year, United States (1940 to 2005). United States peaked in 1967 (512/yr).
Tonja has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1967, when it ranked #729 nationally (given to 512 babies that year).
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