Recorded 1987–2006 Girls' name Peak 1995 239 births

Jonesha — girls' name

239 babies named Jonesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s1622000s51
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Jonesha was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jonesha in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Jonesha between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jonesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonesha 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 239 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.

Jonesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

239

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jonesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 2006200319991996199319901987 6

Jonesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
162 births that decade — 68% of Jonesha's all-time total
1980s261990s1622000s51

Jonesha by state

Where Jonesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jonesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.1%
Mississippi share of Jonesha's total US births 2.1%

5 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonesha?
239 babies have been named Jonesha since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
When was Jonesha most popular?
Jonesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jonesha most popular?
The top states for the name Jonesha are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Jonesha been used?
Jonesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jonesha?
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, 1987–2006 (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.