Tonimarie
A feminine given name combining Toni, a short form of Antonia, and Marie.
Name Census estimates that about 284 living Americans carry the first name Tonimarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tonimarie today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tonimarie births was 1986 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tonimarie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
284
~ 1 in 1,206,881 Americans
Peak year
1986
19 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2004 SSA rank
#15,957
Tracked since 1961
Census
Tonimarie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 541 people with the first name Tonimarie, which placed it at #19,504 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,504
National first-name rank
People counted
541
541 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tonimarie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tonimarie is White at 71.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.5%) and Black (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tonimarie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tonimarie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.7% · 388
- Hispanic or Latino13.5% · 73
- Black or African American7.9% · 43
- Two or more races3.7% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Tonimarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tonimarie from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 126 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tonimarie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tonimarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tonimaries live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tonimarie
The name Tonimarie is a relatively modern compound name that combines two distinct elements - Toni and Marie. The first part, Toni, is a diminutive form of the Italian name Antonio, which itself derives from the ancient Roman family name Antonius. This name can be traced back to the 1st century BC and is thought to have Etruscan origins, potentially stemming from the word "anthu" meaning "ancient" or "inestimable."
The second part, Marie, is a French form of the biblical name Mary, which has its roots in the ancient Hebrew name Miryam. This name is found in the Old Testament and is believed to be derived from the Hebrew words "mar" meaning "bitterness" and "yam" meaning "sea." The name Mary gained widespread popularity due to its association with the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition.
While the name Tonimarie as a whole does not have a long historical lineage, its individual components have rich cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The earliest recorded use of Tonimarie as a single name appears to be in the late 20th century, likely emerging as a creative combination of the more traditional names Toni and Marie.
Throughout history, the names Toni and Marie have been borne by several notable individuals. One of the earliest examples is Toni Morrison, the acclaimed American novelist and Nobel laureate, born in 1931. Another prominent figure is Marie Curie, the pioneering physicist and chemist who made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity, born in 1867.
Other historically significant individuals with these name components include Antonia Fraser, the British author and historian born in 1932, and Marie Antoinette, the influential Queen of France during the 18th century. Additionally, Marie de' Medici, an Italian-born Queen of France in the early 17th century, and Toni Braxton, the American singer and songwriter born in 1967, are notable examples.
While the name Tonimarie may have a relatively short documented history compared to its individual components, its unique blend of cultural influences and linguistic roots adds a distinctive and modern flair to this compound name.
People
Tonimarie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tonimarie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tonimarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tonimarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 284 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tonimarie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,206,881 US residents.
Is Tonimarie a common name?
We classify Tonimarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 303 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tonimarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Tonimarie was 1986, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tonimarie is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tonimarie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 541 people with the name Tonimarie, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,504 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tonimarie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tonimarie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tonimarie appears almost entirely female. Of the 538 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tonimarie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tonimarie is White at 71.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.5%) and Black (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tonimarie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tonimarie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.7% (388 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tonimarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tonimarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tonimarie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tonimarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tonimarie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tonimarie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Tonimarie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.