Unisex name · since 1974
Jonay
Jonay has 151 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jonay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 151 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonay has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2011.
- #22,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonay ranks #22,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jonay's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonay splits its recorded history at 1997: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jonay popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2022 (Jonay as boys' name)
Jonay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jonay's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jonay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Jonay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~37 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, 1974–2011 (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 Jonay 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.