Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Tonya

TON-yə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Praiseworthy, variant of Tanya/Antonia
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;Latin
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6590
2024 births18
Peak year1972
First appeared1923
Total US births120,412
1972 peak19231948197419992024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ToniTon
Alternate spellings
ToniaTonjaTanya
In other languages
Antonia (Latin)Tonia (Italian)

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Notable people named Tonya

Tonya Harding (figure skater)
Tonya Lewis Lee (writer)
Tonya Pinkins (actress)