Jontay
Jontay Porter is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Super Hawks of the USBL. Porter was banned for life by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2024 for violating their gambling policies while playing for the Toronto Raptors. The scandal resulted in him facing criminal charges, for which he pled guilty.
Meaning & Origin of Jontay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jontay Porter is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Super Hawks of the USBL. Porter was banned for life by the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2024 for violating their gambling policies while playing for the Toronto Raptors. The scandal resulted in him facing criminal charges, for which he pled guilty.
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The Story of Jontay
As a girl name
Jontay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 5 Jontays were born — ranking #10,517 that year. As of 2026, Jontay ranks #13,724 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Jontays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jontay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 15 Jontays were born — ranking #4,918 that year. As of 2026, Jontay ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 152 Jontays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jontay
Jontay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 152 births in the dataset. Jontay's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,918. Use the chart and map above to compare Jontay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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