Recorded 1987–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 443 births

Jontavious — boys' name

443 babies named Jontavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s1382000s1842010s872020s20
2000s
Peak decade

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

2006
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jontavious in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jontavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Jontavious between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jontavious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jontavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jontavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Jontavious in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jontavious 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 443 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.

Jontavious at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

443

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2006

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jontavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
25
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
051015202530 20232016201020052000199519901987 6

Jontavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
184 births that decade — 42% of Jontavious's all-time total
1980s141990s1382000s1842010s872020s20

Jontavious by state

Where Jontavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jontavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
118 26.6%
#2 Florida
25 5.6%
#3 Alabama
5 1.1%
Georgia share of Jontavious's total US births 26.6%
Even split

118 of 443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jontavious?
443 babies have been named Jontavious since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 25 births.
When was Jontavious most popular?
Jontavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jontavious most popular?
The top states for the name Jontavious are Georgia (118 births), Florida (25 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Jontavious been used?
Jontavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jontavious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jonathan, Jon, Jonah, Jonathon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1987–2023 (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.