Jontre
An invented name of unknown meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 12 living Americans carry the first name Jontre. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jontre today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jontre births was 2000 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jontre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jontre. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
12
~ 1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Peak year
2000
7 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2000 SSA rank
#8,641
Tracked since 1998
Popularity
Jontre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jontre from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 7 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jontre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jontre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jontre
The name Jontre is believed to have its origins in the ancient Visigothic language, which was spoken by the Visigoths, a branch of the Germanic peoples who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula and southern France in the 5th to 8th centuries AD. The name is thought to be derived from the Visigothic words "jontru" meaning "wanderer" and "tre" meaning "path" or "way," implying a meaning of "one who wanders the path."
The earliest known recorded instance of the name Jontre dates back to the 6th century AD, appearing in a Visigothic legal text known as the Codex Revisio. This text contained a list of names, including Jontre, which was believed to be the name of a Visigothic nobleman or landowner.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jontre. One of the earliest was Jontre of Cordoba, a Visigothic scholar and philosopher who lived in the 7th century AD and is known for his writings on Visigothic culture and traditions.
In the 9th century AD, there was Jontre the Wanderer, a Visigothic traveler and explorer who is said to have embarked on numerous journeys throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region, documenting his experiences and encounters with different cultures and peoples.
During the 12th century, Jontre de Montfort was a Visigothic knight and crusader who participated in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics in southern France. He is mentioned in various chronicles and historical accounts of the time.
Another notable figure was Jontre de Santillana, a 15th-century Visigothic poet and writer who was renowned for his lyrical works and contributions to the literature of the Spanish Renaissance.
In the 16th century, Jontre Navarro was a Visigothic explorer and navigator who accompanied Spanish expeditions to the Americas and is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot on the coast of what is now California.
While the name Jontre may have fallen out of common usage in more recent times, its historical roots and associations with wanderers, explorers, and scholars of the Visigothic era make it a fascinating and evocative name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Jontre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jontre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jontre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jontre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jontre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 28,562,862 US residents.
Is Jontre a common name?
We classify Jontre as "Very Rare". It ranks above 32.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jontre most popular?
The single biggest year for Jontre was 2000, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jontre is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jontre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jontre a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jontre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jontre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jontre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jontre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Jontre?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.