Name meaning & stats
Tonja
Tonja means “unknown Roman family name (debated)” (Russian origin). 6,994 US babies since 1940, peak 1967.
What it means
“unknown Roman family name (debated)”
RussianForm of Tonya
In US birth records
Peak year: 1967
6,994 US babies were named Tonja between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Tonja (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 94% of the family
- Tonja 94%
- Tonjia 4%
- Tonjua 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1967)