Tonny
Boy name · English · Greek · Latin
- US rank
- #10,695
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,655 in 1964
6 babies were named Tonny in the US in 2025. It has dropped 90 places in five years.
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US births per million boys, 1925–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Tonny you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Tonny
Tonny Vilhena
Dutch association football player (born 1995)
Choose Tonny and your child shares a first name with Tonny Vilhena, a Dutch association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tonny, like who?” Tonny Vilhena's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Tonny Vilhena on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Robert Hertel, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Tonny, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tonny would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryTonny first shows up in US birth records in 1925, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 100 years since.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1964, when it ranked #1,655. Today it's #10,695, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendTonny has slipped 90 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
About the name Tonny
Tonny is a boy name of English, Greek and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-nny”. US birth records list Tonny for boys from 1925 to 2025, in 82 of those 101 years. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked #1,655 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.
Origin:English namesGreek namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1,111,111 boys |
| 1930s | 1.0 | 980,392 boys |
| 1940s | 2.9 | 348,432 boys |
| 1950s | 5.1 | 198,020 boys |
| 1960s | 10 | 99,900 boys |
| 1970s | 6.8 | 147,929 boys |
| 1980s | 5.8 | 173,310 boys |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 182,149 boys |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 185,874 boys |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 236,407 boys |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 279,070 boys |
Other spellings of Tonny
More English boy names
- Boy name: Oliver · olive tree
- Boy name: Henry · ruler of the home
- Unisex name: James · supplanter
- Boy name: William · resolute protector
- Boy name: Benjamin · son of the right hand
- Boy name: Jack · God is gracious
- Unisex name: Hudson · son of Hudde
- Unisex name: Julian · of the Julius family
Questions about the name Tonny
What is the origin of the name Tonny?
Tonny has English, Greek, Latin roots in our records. Other English names include Oliver, Henry, James.
Is Tonny a boy or girl name?
Tonny is a boy name.
How popular is the name Tonny?
Tonny ranked #10,695 for US boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1964 (#1,655).