UK girl's name
Tonicha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tonicha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Tonicha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4373, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 87 births.
This profile covers 193 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 1996 to 2003. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 3% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 201 living people in the UK are called Tonicha. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tonicha ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales in 2003, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 87 girls were registered as Tonicha.
- • Tonicha ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #358 in 1997.
- • About 201 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tonicha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4373
2003
Births in 2003
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
87 births
Estimated living
201
2026
Popularity
Tonicha over time
The chart below shows babies named Tonicha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2003. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tonicha, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2003, compared with 87 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tonicha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tonicha was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3460 | 12 | 3 |
| 1990s | #746 | 181 | 4 |
Geography
Where Tonicha is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Tonicha. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Tonicha ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #358 in 1997.
Across the UK
Tonicha in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#557 in 1997
2 years of NRS records, 7 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#358 in 1997
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
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FAQ
Tonicha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tonicha in the UK right now?
In 2003, Tonicha was ranked #4373 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Tonicha most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 87 babies registered as Tonicha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tonicha in the UK?
A total of 193 babies have been registered as Tonicha across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 7 more in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Tonicha most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Tonicha ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #358 in 1997. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.