Unisex name · since 1976
Jontae
Jontae has 876 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 876
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
876 babies have been named Jontae since 1976, making it today's #7329 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jontae recorded 876 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #7329 nationally today, ahead of 47% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 876 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontae ranks #5,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 876 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 876
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jontae's 876 recorded births place it above 87.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Jontae compares
876 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jontae's all-time total is 137% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jontae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 876 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jontae's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jontae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jontae popularity over time - girls
179 total births recorded since 1980 (Jontae as girls' name)
Jontae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (305 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jontae's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
229 births
- 2000s
2000s
305 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 305 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jontae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jontae's total volume
Jontae by state
Where Jontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jontae's data
- Jontae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jontaes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jontae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jontae 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.