Is Tonnie a boy or girl name?

Tonnie is a unisex name. Of the 1,157 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.1% were girls and 40.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1968, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Tonnie

Recorded 1915–2008 · United States

Tonnie was most popular in 1960, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,537 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,157 people named Tonnie.

Tonnie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tonnie’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tonnie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tonnie is a unisex name — 59.1% of the 1,157 Americans given it were girls and 40.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1968 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

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