Tonia

Tonia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “priceless one”
Origin: Latin
Say it: TOHN-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Tonia is a short form of Antonia, the feminine of Antonius. The meaning is traditionally given as 'priceless,' though the original Roman family name has uncertain deeper etymology.

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How popular is Tonia?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Tonia in 20245

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 188022,239

Tonia is fading: recent use is about 26% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tonia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Antonellapriceless one · Italian
Antoniaof the Antonius family · Latin
Tonipriceless one · English
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin

Tonia questions

What does the name Tonia mean?

Tonia means "priceless one". It comes from Latin. Tonia is a short form of Antonia, the feminine of Antonius. The meaning is traditionally given as 'priceless,' though the original Roman family name has uncertain deeper etymology.

Is Tonia a boy or girl name?

Tonia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tonia?

5 US babies were named Tonia in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Tonia?

Tonia is usually pronounced TOHN-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.