Recorded 1997–2003 Girls' name Peak 1997 29 births

Jonnay — girls' name

29 babies named Jonnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s12
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jonnay was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jonnay in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonnay

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Jonnay between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonnay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonnay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jonnay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonnay 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 29 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.

Jonnay at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

29

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jonnay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Jonnay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 59% of Jonnay's all-time total
1990s172000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonnay?
29 babies have been named Jonnay since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Jonnay most popular?
Jonnay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jonnay been used?
Jonnay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jonnay?
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, 1997–2003 (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.