Boys' name · since 1984

Jontez

Jontez has 134 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,513 of 45,481
all-time among boys
134
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade

Jontez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 134 have been recorded since 1984.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontez has been recorded 134 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1984 to 2021.

  • #15,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 134 born since 1984
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontez ranks #15,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.

#15,513 of 45,481
all-time among boys
134
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jontez's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Jontez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jontez splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jontez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4681012 19841994199920032006201020192021 5

Jontez by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Jontez's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Jontez births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jontez? ▼
Since 1984, Social Security records show 134 babies named Jontez. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,513 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 11 births.
Where does Jontez sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jontez ranks #15,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jontez most popular? ▼
Jontez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Jontez been used? ▼
Records for Jontez go back to 1984, giving 38 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Jontez? ▼
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.

What to do with Jontez's data

  • Jontez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (60 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.

Keep exploring Jontez

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jontez

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Hershey
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Charels
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Halford
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jontez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2021 (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 Jontez 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.