Boys' name · since 1962

Jony

275 babies named Jony in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

275
total births
1962–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

275 boys have been named Jony since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jony has 275 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.

  • 275 total births
  • 1962–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jony's 275 recorded births place it above 76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Jony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jony's full recorded timeline at 2005, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
05101520 196219921996200120052009201420202025 7

Jony by decade

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

2000s was Jony's strongest decade.

106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Jony births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Jony by state

Where Jony concentrates geographically, total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.6%
California share of Jony's total US births 3.6%

10 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jony?
Since 1962, Social Security records show 275 babies named Jony. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 16 births.
When was Jony most popular?
Jony was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jony most popular?
The top states for the name Jony are California (10 births).
How long has the name Jony been used?
The SSA has tracked Jony since 1962 -- 64 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jony?
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 Jony's data

  • Jony's decade-level peak was the 2000s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jonys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Jony: Baby Name Since 1962 - 275 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jony. 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 Jony 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.