Priceless, flourishing, or musical tone
Tonika is a rare name with multiple potential roots. It is often used as a variation of Antonia, meaning 'priceless' or 'praiseworthy,' but it also carries a modern association with the musical term 'tonic,' referring to the first note of a scale. In some Slavic contexts, it serves as a diminutive for names ending in -tonia.
Less common today
Tonika isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,086 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
