Boys' name · since 1987
Jonson
Jonson has 16 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonson is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Jonson recorded 16 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1998.
- #30,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonson ranks #30,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,788 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonson's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonson's full recorded timeline at 1990, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1998
- Peak year (1987)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jonson by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Jonson's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Jonson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 1987–1998 (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 Jonson 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.