Girls' name · since 1965
Jonae
1,142 babies named Jonae in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,142
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jonae is the #13481 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,142 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Jonae recorded 1,142 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #13481 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #6,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,142 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonae ranks #6,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,142 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,142
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonae's 1,142 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonae compares
1,142 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jonae's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,142 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jonae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonae's full recorded timeline at 2002, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Jonae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (408 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Jonae's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jonae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
408 births
- 2000s
2000s
398 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 408 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jonae 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 Jonae's total volume
Jonae by state
Where Jonae concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
36 of 1,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jonae appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonae's data
- Jonae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonaes (36 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 Jonae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Jonae 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.