Recorded 1970–2006 Girls' name Peak 1973 43 births

Jonya — girls' name

43 babies named Jonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Jonya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jonya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Jonya between 1970 and 2006, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jonya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonya 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 43 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.

Jonya at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

43

Since 1970

37 years of records

Peak year

1973

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1970

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1970

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1973)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Jonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 88% of Jonya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonya?
43 babies have been named Jonya since 1970. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1973 with 8 births.
When was Jonya most popular?
Jonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Jonya been used?
Jonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 37 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–2006 (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.