Boys' name · since 1986
Jontavius
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 247 babies named Jontavius, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 247
- total births
- 1986–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Jontavius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 247 recorded since 1986.
Jontavius has 247 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2012.
- 247 total births
- 1986–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jontavius's 247 recorded births place it above 74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Jontavius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jontavius's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jontavius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2012
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jontavius by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jontavius's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jontavius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (46% of all-time use).
Jontavius by state
Where Jontavius concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 22 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 6 | 2.4% |
22 of 247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jontavius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jontaviuss (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1986–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jontavius: Baby Name Since 1986 - 247 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jontavius. 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 Jontavius 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.