Unisex name · since 1881

Jonnie

Jonnie has 5,880 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,308 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,844 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,880
born since 1881
1940s
peak decade

Jonnie currently ranks #6844 among unisex names in America, with 5,880 babies recorded since 1881.

Jonnie has 5,880 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6844 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.

  • #2,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,844 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 5,880 born since 1881
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonnie ranks #2,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,844 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,880 born since 1881, peaking in the 1940s.

#2,308 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,844 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,880
born since 1881
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%60.4%
Jonnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jonnie's 5,880 recorded births place it above 96.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

23 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Jonnie compares

5,880 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jonnie's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jonnie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 5,880 376 567,345
Peak-year births 136 21 19,840

Jonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jonnie's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 136, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jonnie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
136
Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
050100150 188119051923194119591977199520132025 16

Jonnie popularity over time - boys

3,181 total births recorded since 1891 (Jonnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 3,181 births
020406080 189119081924194019561972198820052019 6

Jonnie by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (1,062 births, 18% of the file).

1940s was Jonnie's strongest decade.

1,062 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Jonnie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 1,062 births (18% of all-time use).

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

How Jonnie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jonnie's total volume

Jonnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 4.7%-146, 2%-63, 3.9%-110, 3.2%-68, 5.3%-76, 5.4%-79, 4.4%-108, 3.7%-41, 15.8%-47, 5.9%-42, 6%-36, 5.7%-146, 2.1%-100, 3.3%-75, 3.8%Jonnie-145, 2.3%Jonnie
Jonnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jonnie by state

Where Jonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jonnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
552 9.4%
#2 Georgia
341 5.8%
#3 California
244 4.1%
#4 Alabama
233 4.0%
#5 Mississippi
217 3.7%
#6 Tennessee
172 2.9%
#7 North Carolina
143 2.4%
#8 Arkansas
140 2.4%
Texas share of Jonnie's total US births 9.4%
Even split

552 of 5,880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Jonnie appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonnie? ▼
5,880 babies have been named Jonnie since 1881. All-time, it sits at #2,308 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,844 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1947 with 136 births.
Where does Jonnie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonnie ranks #2,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,844 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jonnie most popular? ▼
Jonnie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 1,062 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Jonnie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jonnie are Texas (552 births), Georgia (341 births), California (244 births).
Is Jonnie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jonnie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 5,880 births, and as a boy's name it has 3,181 births.
How long has the name Jonnie been used? ▼
Records for Jonnie go back to 1881, giving 145 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jonnie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonna, Jonathan, Jonelle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jonnie's data

  • Jonnie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (1,062 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Jonnies (552 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jonnie

Nearby Names Like Jonnie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jonnie

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#1800 28,815 births
Jonna Girl
#8923 5,564 births
Jonathan Girl
#15191 3,574 births
Jonelle Girl
#10186 3,239 births
Jonell Girl
2,452 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jonnie

Nana #6843
2,530 births · Peak 2000
Zita #6845
2,977 births · Peak 1922
Dessa #6842
1,817 births · Peak 2001
Jeannie #6846
36,115 births · Peak 1957
Adda #6841
987 births · Peak 1888
Lorenza #6847
3,184 births · Peak 1920
Zelma #6840
16,824 births · Peak 1919
Pheobe #6848
1,136 births · Peak 2009

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1881–2025 (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 Jonnie 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.