How Many People Are Named Jonica?
An estimated 582 people in the United States have the first name Jonica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Jonica peaked in popularity in 1982 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jonica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
582
About 1 in 588,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1982
23 births
Total Registered
628
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonica
Jonica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 628 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jonica as a female name
Ranked #15,356 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1982 (23 births)
Jonica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonica span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 169 babies were registered. Jonica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jonica by Decade
How has Jonica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jonica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jonica
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Jonica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonica?
We estimate approximately 582 people named Jonica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 588,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonica a common name?
Jonica is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 628 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonica most popular?
Jonica reached peak popularity in 1982, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonica is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonica a female name?
Jonica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonica Smith, Jonica Johnson, Jonica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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