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Tonji
How to Pronounce Tonji
Pronounced TAHN-jee /ˈtɑn.dʒi/Medium
Meaning: Tonji's exact source could not be confirmed; it most plausibly reads as a coined elaboration of Toni or Tonya, built with a stylized -ji ending, and it debuted in 1965, just before the wave of African-inspired given names that gained ground through the late 1960s. No specific traditional root is established.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
Tonji has no single confirmed root; it most plausibly builds on Toni or Tonya with an unusual -ji ending. It debuted in 1965, a period of growing naming creativity that soon opened into the African-inspired names of the later 1960s. We were not able to verify a specific source and note that honestly.
Tonji was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1967, and it disappeared from records by the mid-1970s. It reads today as a short, distinctly of-its-decade name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tonji mean?
The exact origin is uncertain; it most plausibly reads as a coined elaboration of Toni or Tonya.
How do you pronounce Tonji?
It is said TAHN-jee /ˈtɑn.dʒi/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Tonji a boy or girl name?
Tonji is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tonji?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-sixties.