How Many People Are Named Jonta?
An estimated 241 people in the United States have the first name Jonta. It is used for both genders, with 86.7% male. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Jonta peaked in popularity in 1983 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonta 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 Jonta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
241
About 1 in 1,422,217 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.7% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1983
19 births
Total Registered
249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonta
Jonta is predominantly male (86.7%), though 33 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jonta as a male name
Ranked #13,155 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1993 (15 births)
Jonta as a female name
Ranked #14,776 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1983 (7 births)
Jonta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonta span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 88 babies were registered. Jonta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jonta by Decade
How has Jonta 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.
Jonta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jonta
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Jonta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonta?
We estimate approximately 241 people named Jonta 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 1,422,217 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonta a common name?
Jonta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonta most popular?
Jonta reached peak popularity in 1983, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonta is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonta a male name?
Jonta is predominantly male. 86.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonta Smith, Jonta Johnson, Jonta 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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