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Toniya
How to Pronounce Toniya
Pronounced toh-NEE-uh /toʊˈniə/Low
Meaning: Toniya reads as a phonetic spelling of Tonya or Tonia, the familiar short forms of Antonia. Antonia is the feminine of the old Roman family name Antonius, of uncertain but perhaps Etruscan origin, later linked by folk association to Greek anthos, 'flower.' The -iya spelling gives the classic nickname a fresh, modern look.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Toniya is a modern respelling of Tonya, which itself trimmed Antonia down to a single bright syllable-pair. Antonia comes from the Roman Antonius, and Toniya inherits that lineage while adding an -iya ending fashionable in recent decades. It has always been a rarity in this exact spelling.
Toniya reached its small peak around 2005, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Toniya then is around twenty today, on the edge of Generation Z.
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What does the name Toniya mean?
It is a respelling of Tonya or Tonia, short forms of Antonia, from the Roman name Antonius.
How do you pronounce Toniya?
It is said toh-NEE-uh /toʊˈniə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Toniya a boy or girl name?
Toniya is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Toniya?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year around the mid-two-thousands.