Jontae
The Story of Jontae
As a girl name
American parents first put Jontae on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 17 Jontaes were born — ranking #4,660 that year. About 53% of every Jontae on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Jontae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 179 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jontae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 41 births, good for #2,867 nationwide. About 35% of every Jontae on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jontae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 865 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jontae
Jontae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 865 births in the dataset. Jontae's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Jontae'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 .
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