Is Tonita a boy or girl name?

Tonita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,102 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tonita

Recorded 1911–1999 · United States

Tonita was most popular in 1965, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,532 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,102 people named Tonita.

Tonita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tonita’s peak in 1965. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tonita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tonita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,102 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org