Recorded 1945–1991 Girls' name Peak 1973 508 births

Jonda — girls' name

508 babies named Jonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s1121960s1761970s1311980s671990s11
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jonda was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jonda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 508 babies named Jonda between 1945 and 1991, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Jonda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonda 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 508 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.

Jonda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

508

Since 1945

47 years of records

Peak year

1973

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1945

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1991

Jonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1945

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1973)
23
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 19911983197719711965195919531945 6

Jonda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
176 births that decade — 35% of Jonda's all-time total
1940s111950s1121960s1761970s1311980s671990s11

Jonda by state

Where Jonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
77 15.2%
#2 California
6 1.2%
#3 Kentucky
5 1.0%
Ohio share of Jonda's total US births 15.2%
Even split

77 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonda?
508 babies have been named Jonda since 1945. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1973 with 23 births.
When was Jonda most popular?
Jonda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Jonda most popular?
The top states for the name Jonda are Ohio (77 births), California (6 births), Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Jonda been used?
Jonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 47 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Jonda?
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, 1945–1991 (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.