Recorded 1989–1998 Girls' name Peak 1993 89 births

Joniqua — girls' name

89 babies named Joniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s83
1990s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Joniqua was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Joniqua in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Joniqua between 1989 and 1998, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joniqua 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 89 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.

Joniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

89

Since 1989

10 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1989

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1998

Joniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1989

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 1998199719961995199419931992199119901989 6

Joniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 93% of Joniqua's all-time total
1980s61990s83

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joniqua?
89 babies have been named Joniqua since 1989. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Joniqua most popular?
Joniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Joniqua been used?
Joniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 10 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Joniqua?
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, 1989–1998 (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.