Given name
Tonisha
Tonisha is a variant of Toni. In English use, Toni carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tonisha is a variant of Toni. In English use, Toni carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tonisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,224
- 0 boys · 2,224 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 138 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 138 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,664 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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