Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 147 births

Jonai — girls' name

147 babies named Jonai in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s672000s75
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jonai was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jonai in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonai

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Jonai between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonai 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 147 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.

Jonai at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

147

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jonai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2009200620032000199719931987 5

Jonai popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Jonai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2008 5

Jonai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75 births that decade — 51% of Jonai's all-time total
1980s51990s672000s75

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonai?
147 babies have been named Jonai since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Jonai most popular?
Jonai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jonai been used?
Jonai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jonai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1987–2009 (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.