Total births
137
Girls' name · since 1999
Joniah
Joniah has 137 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16234
- among girls today
- 137
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Joniah is the #16234 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 137 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joniah has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #16234 nationally and more common than 8% of girls, 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 1999 to 2024.
- #16234 among girls today
- 137 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Joniah is currently the #16234 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 137 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16234
- among girls today
- 137
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Joniah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16234
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Joniah was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
12 babies were named Joniah in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
How Joniah compares
137 30th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joniah's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joniah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Joniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joniah splits its recorded history at 2009: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joniah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#16,234
Active since
1999
Joniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Joniah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Joniah's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Joniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 72 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Joniah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 137 babies named Joniah. Today it holds rank #16234 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 12 births.
When was Joniah most popular? ▼
Joniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Joniah been used? ▼
Records for Joniah go back to 1999, giving 26 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Joniah? ▼
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 Joniah's data
- Joniah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
Keep exploring Joniah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Joniah
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Jonnie Girl
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Jonna Girl
5,564 births
Jonathan Girl
3,574 births
Jonelle Girl
#12271 3,239 births
Compare Joniah side by side: Joniah vs Joni Joniah vs Jonnie Joniah vs Jonna
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joniah: #16234 Girls' Name - 137 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joniah. 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 Joniah 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 June 2026.