Recorded 1966–1997 Girls' name Peak 1986 26 births

Jonnita — girls' name

26 babies named Jonnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s111990s5
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jonnita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jonnita in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonnita

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Jonnita between 1966 and 1997, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonnita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonnita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jonnita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonnita 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 26 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.

Jonnita at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

26

Since 1966

32 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1966

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jonnita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1966

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19971986198419781966 5

Jonnita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 42% of Jonnita's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonnita?
26 babies have been named Jonnita since 1966. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Jonnita most popular?
Jonnita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jonnita been used?
Jonnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 32 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jonnita?
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, 1966–1997 (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.