Unisex name · since 1982
Jontay
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Jontay, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
152 boys have been named Jontay since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jontay has 152 recorded births among boys since 1982, 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 1982 to 2020.
- #14,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontay ranks #14,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jontay's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jontay's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jontay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jontay popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1982 (Jontay as girls' name)
Jontay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (92 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Jontay's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 92 births (61% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jontay's data
- Jontay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jontay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1982–2020 (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 Jontay 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.