Girls' name · since 1982

Jonea

Jonea has 120 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

120
total births
1982–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade

Jonea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 120 have been recorded since 1982.

Jonea has 120 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2006.

  • 120 total births
  • 1982–2006 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 42% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jonea's 120 recorded births place it above 65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jonea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jonea's full recorded timeline at 1995, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jonea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
468101214 1982198719901997200020052006 7

Jonea by decade

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

1990s was Jonea's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Jonea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonea?
Jonea has been given to 120 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 13 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Jonea most popular?
Jonea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jonea been used?
Jonea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 25 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jonea?
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.

What to do with Jonea's data

  • Jonea's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2000s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1982–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jonea: Baby Name Since 1982 - 120 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jonea. 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 Jonea 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.