Girls' name · since 1945
Jonalee
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Jonalee, peaking in 1945. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1945–1951
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Jonalee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Jonalee recorded 10 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1951.
- 10 total births
- 1945–1951 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jonalee's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonalee splits its recorded history at 1951: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births).
Jonalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1951
- Peak year (1945)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jonalee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Jonalee's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jonalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Jonalee's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1945–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jonalee: Baby Name Since 1945 - 10 Births, Peak 1945." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jonalee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jonalee 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 July 2026.