Unisex name · since 1977
Jonte
1,263 babies named Jonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,263
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonte currently ranks #8428 among unisex names in America, with 1,263 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonte has been recorded 1,263 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #8428 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,428 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,263 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonte ranks #4,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,428 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,263 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,428 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,263
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonte's 1,263 recorded births place it above 90.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonte compares
1,263 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Jonte's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,263 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonte's full recorded timeline at 2001, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jonte popularity over time - girls
226 total births recorded since 1977 (Jonte as girls' name)
Jonte by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (455 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Jonte's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
455 births
- 2000s
2000s
300 births
- 2010s 151
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 455 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jonte 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 Jonte's total volume
Jonte by state
Where Jonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
70 of 1,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jonte appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonte's data
- Jonte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (455 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jontes (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Jonte 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.