Toni

“Variant of Antonia — Priceless; praiseworthy; beautiful” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2256 in the US (2025) · Retro

Toni has appeared in US records since 1907 — best rank #145 (1968) · 100,198 babies named Toni all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tonis

Toni Morrison — African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)
Toni Braxton — American singer
Toni Collette — Australian actress and musician
Toni Basil — American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and director (born 1943)
Toni Duggan — English association football player (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Toni Ho — comics character
Toni Daggert — Emmerdale
Toni Warner — Shortland Street

What Tonis become

Among 1,419 notable people named Toni:

Entertainers appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Toni Braxton, American singer.

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