Jontay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jahn-TAY
- Origin
- Modern
Jontay is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jontay come from?
Modern: Jon with the -tay ending, as in Dontay
Is Jontay a girl's or a boy's name?
Jontay is a boys' name.
How popular is Jontay in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Jontay in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jontay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Jontay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen Jayden Jacob Jackson Josue Jonas Jonah Javon Jordy Johnpaul Josiah Jesse
Names related to Jontay
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jontay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jontay, updated 20 October 2026.