Recorded 1945–1951 Girls' name Peak 1945 10 births

Jonalee — girls' name

10 babies named Jonalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jonalee was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jonalee in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Jonalee between 1945 and 1951, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonalee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jonalee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonalee 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 10 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.

Jonalee at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

10

Since 1945

7 years of records

Peak year

1945

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1945

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1951

Jonalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1945

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1945)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 19511945 5

Jonalee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Jonalee's all-time total
1940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonalee?
10 babies have been named Jonalee since 1945. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1945 with 5 births.
When was Jonalee most popular?
Jonalee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Jonalee been used?
Jonalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 7 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Jonalee?
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, 1945–1951 (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.