Jonty is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jonty in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Jonty
Jonty has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 679 places in five years. It was most popular in 2004 at #586 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jonty is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jonty in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jonty
Jonty Rhodes — Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer.
Jonty Hurwitz — Jonty Hurwitz is a British South African artist, engineer and entrepreneur.
Jonty Griffiths — Jonathan Nicholas Emerson Griffiths is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for England and Great Britain.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jonty
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Jonty per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jonty in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jonty is declining: down 1,167 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #586 in 2004.
Jonty is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jonty include: Jonty Rhodes, Jonty Hurwitz and Jonty Griffiths. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jonty does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jontys in the wild.
9
UK babies named Jonty (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1167 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jonty
Almost certainly the only Jonty in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jonty
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jonathan Nicholas Emerson Griffiths is an English international field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for England and Great Britain.
John "Jonty" Alexander Skinner is a former Hall of Fame South African competition swimmer and world record-holder, who for over forty years served as an American club and college swimming coach primarily at his alma mater, the University of Alabama before retiring as a coach in 2020.