Boy · #12,015 in 2026

Jonis

Name: Popularity of the name Jonis in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Jonis, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Jonis is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Jonis Agee, American professor and writer Jonis Bascir, Somali-Italian actor and musician Jonis Khoris, Italian football midfielder and forward

Current Rank

#12,015

Peak Rank

#8,642 (2003)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1997

First Year

2020

Last Year

2003

Peak Year

#8642

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jonis

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

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The Story of Jonis

American parents first put Jonis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 7 Joniss were born — ranking #8,642 that year. About 71% of every Jonis on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jonis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 51 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

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Names that sound like Jonis

Phonetically similar names — useful when Jonis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Jonas
Janice
Janis
Jannis
Genus
Janus
Genous
Janise
Jenice
Jeunesse
Gynous
Janos

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonis

What does the name Jonis mean?

How popular is Jonis in 2026?

In 2026, Jonis ranks #12,015 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Jonis most popular?

Jonis reached its peak popularity in 2003, ranking #8,642 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Jonis a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Jonis is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.

What names go well with Jonis?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jonis include Marky, Amond, Rashawd. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Jonis

Jonis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Jonis's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #8,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonis'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.