Girls' name · since 1987
Jonesha
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.
- 239
- total births
- 1987–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
Jonesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 239 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonesha has been recorded 239 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2006.
- 239 total births
- 1987–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jonesha's 239 recorded births place it above 75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Jonesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonesha splits its recorded history at 1996: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2006
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Jonesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jonesha's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Jonesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 162 births (68% of all-time use).
Jonesha by state
Where Jonesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 239 births nationwide.
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- Jonesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Joneshas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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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, 1987–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jonesha: Baby Name Since 1987 - 239 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jonesha. 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 Jonesha 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.