Tonya
Tonya is a female given name: 100% of people named Tonya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 435 male / 120,301 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tonya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tonya," in English, "Guten Tag Tonya," in German. Tonya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Tonya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tonya,
German
Guten Tag Tonya,
French
Bonjour Tonya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tonya:
Chinese
Tonya您好：
Japanese
Tonya様
English
Hi Tonya,
German
Hi Tonya,
French
Salut Tonya,
Spanish
Hola Tonya,
Chinese
Tonya你好：
Japanese
Tonyaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
435 male · 120,301 female · 120,736 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tonya a male or female name?
Tonya is a female given name: 100% of people named Tonya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Tonya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tonya," in English, "Guten Tag Tonya," in German. Tonya is a female given name: about 100% of people named Tonya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tonya a unisex name?
Tonya is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Tonya are men. Tonya leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Tonya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tonya,
title = {Is Tonya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}