How Many People Are Named Jonisha?
An estimated 420 people in the United States have the first name Jonisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Jonisha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonisha 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 Jonisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
420
About 1 in 816,082 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1993
36 births
Total Registered
437
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonisha
Jonisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 437 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jonisha as a female name
Ranked #14,525 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1993 (36 births)
Jonisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 234 babies were registered. While Jonisha is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jonisha by Decade
How has Jonisha 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.
Jonisha by State
Birth registrations for Jonisha span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, California, Florida. On average, about 9 Jonishas were registered per state.
Jonisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jonisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonisha?
We estimate approximately 420 people named Jonisha 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 816,082 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonisha a common name?
Jonisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 437 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonisha most popular?
Jonisha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonisha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonisha a female name?
Jonisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonisha Smith, Jonisha Johnson, Jonisha 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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