Recorded 1962–2023 Boys' name Peak 2009 268 births

Jony — boys' name

268 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.

1960s51980s71990s642000s1062010s582020s28
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jony was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jony in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jony

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Jony between 1962 and 2023, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jony performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jony in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jony 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 268 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.

Jony at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

268

Since 1962

62 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1962

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1962

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
05101520 202320162011200720031998199419901962 5

Jony by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 40% of Jony's all-time total
1960s51980s71990s642000s1062010s582020s28

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 3.7%
California share of Jony's total US births 3.7%

10 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jony?
268 babies have been named Jony since 1962. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year 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?
Jony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 62 years of data through 2023.
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.

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, 1962–2023 (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.