Toni

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A few things about Toni you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Toni

Toni Braxton

American singer

Choose Toni and your child shares a first name with Toni Braxton, an American singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Toni, like who?” Toni Braxton's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,841 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Toni, 81 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Toni would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryToni first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1968, when it ranked #145. Today it's #2,256, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowToni was 5.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,807 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 19,841.
• 🍂TrendToni has slipped 624 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,256. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Toni

Toni is a girl name of English, French and Greek origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-oni”. US birth records list Toni for girls from 1907 to 2025, in 117 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked #145 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,256, with 81 babies.

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