Girl · #15,178 in 2026

Jonie

Johnny and Jonie Mosby was an American husband-and-wife country music vocal duo. They placed seventeen singles on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, and released six albums for various labels. Five of the duo's singles made top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts, with the highest peaks being "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand", both at number twelve.

  • English
Current Rank
#15,178
Peak Rank
#1,832 (1979)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1914
First Year
2023
Last Year
1979
Peak Year
#1832
Peak Rank
1K
Total Count
70
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jonie

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Johnny and Jonie Mosby was an American husband-and-wife country music vocal duo. They placed seventeen singles on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, and released six albums for various labels. Five of the duo's singles made top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts, with the highest peaks being "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand", both at number twelve.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Jonie

Jonie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 58 Jonies were born — ranking #1,832 that year. As of 2026, Jonie ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Jonies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jonie

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jonie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jonie

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jonie

What does the name Jonie mean?
Johnny and Jonie Mosby was an American husband-and-wife country music vocal duo. They placed seventeen singles on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, and released six albums for various labels. Five of the duo's singles made top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts, with the highest peaks being "Trouble in My Arms" and "Just Hold My Hand", both at number twelve.
What is the origin of the name Jonie?
Jonie has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Jonie in 2026?
In 2026, Jonie ranks #15,178 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Jonie most popular?
Jonie reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #1,832 that year with 58 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jonie most popular?
Jonie has historically been most popular in Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jonie.
Is Jonie a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jonie is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jonie?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jonie include Ronica, Kina, Shawntae. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jonie?
Common variants and related forms of Jonie include Chevonne, Janae, Jane, Janessa, Janice, Janis. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jonie

Jonie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jonie's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.