Recorded 1991–2009 Boys' name Peak 1997 84 births

Jamonta — boys' name

84 babies named Jamonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s56

The verdict

84 boys have been named Jamonta since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

84
total births
1991–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jamonta was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jamonta in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Jamonta between 1991 and 2009, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamonta performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamonta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamonta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamonta at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

84

Since 1991

19 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1991

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jamonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1991

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 200920082007200620042003200220001997199619931991 5

Jamonta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 67% of Jamonta's all-time total
1990s282000s56

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamonta?
84 babies have been named Jamonta since 1991. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Jamonta most popular?
Jamonta was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jamonta been used?
Jamonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jamonta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.