Girls' name · since 1991

Jontavia

Jontavia has 74 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

74
total births
1991–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade

Jontavia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontavia has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2009.

  • 74 total births
  • 1991–2009 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 57% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jontavia's 74 recorded births place it above 58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jontavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jontavia splits its recorded history at 2001: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jontavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
45678910 19911993199419951996200120022004200520062009 8

Jontavia by decade

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

2000s was Jontavia's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jontavia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jontavia?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 74 babies named Jontavia. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 9 births.
When was Jontavia most popular?
Jontavia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jontavia been used?
Jontavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jontavia?
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 July 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, 1991–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jontavia: Baby Name Since 1991 - 74 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jontavia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jontavia 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 July 2026.