Recorded 1957–2015 Girls' name Peak 1982 628 births

Jonica — girls' name

628 babies named Jonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s211960s671970s1301980s1691990s1642000s712010s6
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jonica was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jonica in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonica

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Jonica between 1957 and 2015, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jonica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonica 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 628 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.

Jonica at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

628

Since 1957

59 years of records

Peak year

1982

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1957

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jonica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1957

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
23
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 201520021995198819811974196719591957 6

Jonica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
169 births that decade — 27% of Jonica's all-time total
1950s211960s671970s1301980s1691990s1642000s712010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonica?
628 babies have been named Jonica since 1957. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 23 births.
When was Jonica most popular?
Jonica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Jonica been used?
Jonica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 59 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jonica?
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, 1957–2015 (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.