Jonta is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Jonta is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Jonta first appears in 1978 and peaked in 1993 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,158 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,261 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,392 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,302 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,594 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,509 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,034 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,880 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,666 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,491 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,414 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,777 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,522 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,368 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #14,420 | #4,410 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,123 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,050 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #12,013 | #8,761 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,563 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #12,660 | #7,864 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,847 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,751 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #11,119 | #4,375 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #8,410 | #3,518 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | — | #3,393 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,516 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,720 |