Name Legacy

Tonisha

Recorded 1970–2009 · United States

Tonisha was most popular in 1993, when 138 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,117 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,224 people named Tonisha.

Most popular in1993
Rank that year#2,117
Births that year138
Total since 18802,224
Given to100% girls

Tonisha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Tonisha’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tonisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tonisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,224 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Tonisha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org