Girls' name · since 1971
Jonique
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 427 babies named Jonique, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 427
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
427 girls have been named Jonique since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jonique has 427 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2016.
- #12,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 427 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonique ranks #12,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 427 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 427
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonique's 427 recorded births place it above 82.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Jonique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonique's full recorded timeline at 1991, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2016
- Peak year (1987)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jonique by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (168 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Jonique's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jonique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
168 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 168 births (39% of all-time use).
Jonique by state
Where Jonique concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jonique's data
- Jonique's decade-level peak was the 1980s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Joniques (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jonique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jonique 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 August 2026.