Declining since 2000, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Jamonte since 1981
Babies named Jamonte per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1993, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Jamonte's real moment was 2001.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 268 |
| 2000s | 275 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s | 45 |
Meaning & origin
Jamonte is a modern American coinage that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981. It reached its peak usage in 2001, when it was most frequently chosen for baby boys. Since the early 2000s, its popularity has been falling, reflecting a broader trend away from creatively constructed names that gained traction in the late 20th century. Despite its modest rank of 10,695 in 2025, with only about 1 in every 284,679 boys receiving the name, Jamonte remains a distinctive choice. Its sound is reminiscent of other modern names like Jamal and Damon, and it has not been recorded in any top state lists, suggesting a very scattered geographic usage across the United States.
Jamonte appears to be a modern American coinage from the late 20th century, likely formed by combining the prefix Ja- (popular in names like Jamal and Jason) with the suffix -monte (suggesting as in Monte or the Spanish word for 'mountain'). It has no known historical or linguistic root outside of this creative construction.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jay, Monty
Sibling names for Jamonte
Names that share Jamonte's style, for a brother or sister.
