Unisex name · since 1977

Jontue

Jontue has 77 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

77
total births
1977–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade

77 boys have been named Jontue since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jontue has 77 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1989.

  • 77 total births
  • 1977–1989 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 60% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jontue's 77 recorded births place it above 58% 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.

Jontue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jontue's full recorded timeline at 1983, 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 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jontue popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1981)
13
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
468101214 1977197819791980198119831984198619871989 5

Jontue popularity over time - girls

35 total births recorded since 1978 (Jontue as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 35 births
456789 19781979198119851986 8

Jontue by decade

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

1980s was Jontue's strongest decade.

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

Jontue births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jontue?
Jontue has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 13 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Jontue most popular?
Jontue was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Is Jontue a unisex name?
Yes, Jontue is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 77 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Jontue been used?
Records for Jontue go back to 1977, giving 13 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Jontue?
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 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, 1977–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jontue: Baby Name Since 1977 - 77 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jontue. 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 Jontue 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.