UK boy's name
Jonty
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jonty is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jonty popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1951, with 12 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 42 births.
This profile covers 775 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 769 living people in the UK are called Jonty. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jonty ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 12 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 42 boys were registered as Jonty.
- • About 769 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jonty as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1951
2024
Births in 2024
12
Latest year
Peak year
2004
42 births
Estimated living
769
2026
Popularity
Jonty over time
The chart below shows babies named Jonty registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jonty, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 12 births in 2024, compared with 42 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jonty by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jonty was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1660 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1032 | 282 | 10 |
| 2000s | #710 | 339 | 10 |
| 1990s | #875 | 78 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jonty
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Jonty Russ
badminton player
badminton player
1998-
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Jonty O'Callaghan
alpine skier
Australian para-alpine skier
1997-
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Jonty Griffiths
field hockey player
field hockey player (1995-)
1995-
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Jonty Wareing
engineer; programmer
Software engineer and organiser of the Electromagnetic Field festival
1983-
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Jonty Clarke
field hockey player
British field hockey player
1981-
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Jonty Evans
equestrian
Irish eventing rider
1971-
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Jonty Hearnden
television presenter; presenter
English antiques expert and television presenter
1960-
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Jonty Harrison
composer
British composer
1952-
Related
Names similar to Jonty
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jonty: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jonty in the UK right now?
In 2024, Jonty was ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales, with 12 births registered.
When was Jonty most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 42 babies registered as Jonty in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jonty in the UK?
A total of 775 babies have been registered as Jonty across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.