Recorded 1970–2009 Boys' name Peak 2005 187 births

Jonus — boys' name

187 babies named Jonus in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s441990s272000s111
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jonus was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jonus in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonus

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Jonus between 1970 and 2009, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonus performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jonus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonus 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 187 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.

Jonus at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

187

Since 1970

40 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1970

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jonus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1970

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 2009200620032000199619821970 5

Jonus by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 59% of Jonus's all-time total
1970s51980s441990s272000s111

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonus?
187 babies have been named Jonus since 1970. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Jonus most popular?
Jonus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Jonus been used?
Jonus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 40 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jonus?
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, 1970–2009 (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.