Recorded 1981–2015 Boys' name Peak 1997 192 births

Jontrell — boys' name

192 babies named Jontrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s832000s642010s30
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jontrell was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jontrell in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jontrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 192 babies named Jontrell between 1981 and 2015, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jontrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jontrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jontrell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jontrell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jontrell 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 192 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.

Jontrell at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

192

Since 1981

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1981

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jontrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1981

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20152009200420001996199219841981 5

Jontrell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 43% of Jontrell's all-time total
1980s151990s832000s642010s30

Jontrell by state

Where Jontrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jontrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.6%
Louisiana share of Jontrell's total US births 2.6%

5 of 192 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jontrell?
192 babies have been named Jontrell since 1981. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
When was Jontrell most popular?
Jontrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Jontrell most popular?
The top states for the name Jontrell are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jontrell been used?
Jontrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 35 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jontrell?
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.

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, 1981–2015 (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.