Boys' name · since 1997

Jonis

Jonis has 51 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

51
total births
1997–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

51 boys have been named Jonis since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jonis has 51 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2020.

  • 51 total births
  • 1997–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jonis's 51 recorded births place it above 51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jonis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jonis's full recorded timeline at 2003, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jonis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199719992000200120032004200520082020 5

Jonis by decade

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

2000s was Jonis's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Jonis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonis?
Jonis has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Jonis most popular?
Jonis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jonis been used?
Jonis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jonis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jonathan, Jon, Jonah, Jonathon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jonis's data

  • Jonis's decade-level peak was the 2000s (36 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.

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, 1997–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jonis: Baby Name Since 1997 - 51 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jonis. 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 Jonis 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.