The baby name Tone is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced English: /toʊn/ (tohn),Norwegian: /ˈtuːnə/ (TOO‑neh),Slavic diminutive: /ˈtonɛ/ (TOH‑neh).
The baby name Tone is a Unisex name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced English: /toʊn/ (tohn),Norwegian: /ˈtuːnə/ (TOO‑neh),Slavic diminutive: /ˈtonɛ/ (TOH‑neh).
Tone is in Origin.
Tone is a cross‑linguistic given name with dual roots. In Norway and Denmark it is a feminine name, often treated as a short form of Old Norse–derived Thor‑names such as Torhild or Torill (“Thor” + “battle”). It appeared in records earlier as Thone and became especially popular from the 1960s to the 1980s. In Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian, Tone is masculine, a long‑standing diminutive of Anton/Antonius, borne by poets and painters and used steadily through the 19th–20th centuries.
Meanings follow its source: from the Antonius line (Etruscan in origin), it is commonly glossed as “priceless” or “of inestimable worth”; from Thor‑based forms it carries connotations of thunder and strength. Variants and relatives include Tony, Toni, Anton, Antón, Antonia, Tona, Toñi, Norwegian Tonje, and older Thone. English use is rare, though Tone sometimes appears as a nickname for Anthony or Antonia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| Norway | Girls | 2024 | #118 | 4 | 444 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #148 | 63 | 3,402 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #170 | 10 | 1,568 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #176 | 47 | 4,141 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #194 | 10 | 5,198 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #243 | 16 | 3,997 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #284 | 33 | 7,429 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #290 | 5 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #337 | 31 | 7,951 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #362 | 8 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #426 | 20 | 10,523 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #492 | 13 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #594 | 74 | 13,071 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SY | 0 | #658 | 71 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #705 | 47 | 12,213 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #724 | 15 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #752 | 135 | 15,035 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2015 | #881 | 5 | 7,337 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #885 | 46 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #968 | 16 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,118 | 11 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,146 | 33 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,381 | 66 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,415 | 57 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,577 | 38 | 28,008 |
Tone is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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