Girls' name · since 1975
Jonisha
437 babies named Jonisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
437 girls have been named Jonisha since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jonisha has 437 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2008.
- #12,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 437 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonisha ranks #12,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 437 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonisha's 437 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Jonisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonisha splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Jonisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (234 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Jonisha's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jonisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 234 births (54% of all-time use).
Jonisha by state
Where Jonisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 17 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jonisha's data
- Jonisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jonishas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1975–2008 (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 Jonisha 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.