Given name & surname
Toni
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
In English use, Toni is a diminutive of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.” Toni is a variant of Tony. In English use, Tony carries the interpretation “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Toni carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.” In English use, Toni is a diminutive of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.” Toni is a variant of Tony. In English use, Tony carries the interpretation “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Toni is used as a form of Antoinette.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Toni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101,762
- 1,564 boys · 100,198 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,930 babies
- 2025
- 89
- #2,274 for girls · #9,621 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 8% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 81 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,274 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,898 in 1960. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 81,026 as a first name in 2020; 325 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Toni’s family of names
In English usage, Toni is a diminutive of Antonia. Toni has a related form in Tony. In German usage, Toni has a conventional equivalent in the English form Tony.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Toni has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Toni comes from · 5 names
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Anthonyequivalent
- Antonioequivalent
- Antonyequivalent
- AntoineFrench
- Antoniequivalent
- Antoinettebase name · English
- Antoninoequivalent
- Antoniosequivalent
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- TonaSwedish, Danish
- Antalequivalent
- Antoniusequivalent
- Tolaequivalent
- Thonyequivalent
- Antoninequivalent
- ToneSlovene
- TonDutch
- TonkaSlovene
- TonjaDanish
- Antinequivalent
- Антонequivalent
- Antónioequivalent
- Antônioequivalent
- Antoninusequivalent
- Антонийequivalent
- Antonínequivalent
- Antunequivalent
- Toninoequivalent
- Antónequivalent
- Antonoequivalent
- TooniFinnish
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Toni
- Toni MorrisonAfrican American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
- Toni KroosGerman former football playerborn 1990
- Toni BraxtonAmerican singerborn 1966
- Toni ColletteAustralian actress and musicianborn 1972
- Toni KukočCroatian basketball player (born 1968)
- Tones and IAustralian singer, songwriter and record producerborn 1993
- Toni PolsterAustrian footballerborn 1964
- Toni TurekGerman footballer (1919–1984)
- Toni BasilAmerican singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and director (born 1943)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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