Unisex name · since 1933
Jona
1,751 babies named Jona in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,751
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jona currently ranks #13372 among unisex names in America, with 1,751 babies recorded since 1933.
Jona has 1,751 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13372 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #5,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,372 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,751 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jona ranks #5,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,372 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,751 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,751
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jona's 1,751 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jona compares
1,751 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jona's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,751 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jona's full recorded timeline at 1982, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Jona popularity over time - boys
526 total births recorded since 1922 (Jona as boys' name)
Jona by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (428 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Jona's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
175 births
- 1960s
1960s
428 births
- 1970s
1970s
303 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 428 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jona's total volume
Jona by state
Where Jona concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
68 of 1,751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jona's data
- Jona's decade-level peak was the 1960s (428 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.