Jonty is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jonty in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jonty
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Jonty per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jonty in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jonty has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 679 places in the last five years. Its peak was #586 in 2004. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 — 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..
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.
12
UK babies named Jonty (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 679 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
Likely around 1 other Jonty in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African cricketer to take 100 ODI catches.
Jonty Hurwitz is a British South African artist, engineer and entrepreneur. Hurwitz creates scientifically inspired artworks and anamorphic sculptures.
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. He coached the US national team in the mid-1990s, remaining as a Director of Team Performance through 2008.
Jonathan "Jonty" Parkin was an English professional rugby league footballer who played the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. One of the nine inaugural inductees of the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame, he toured Australia three times, twice as captain of Great Britain, earning 17 Test caps.
Jonathan Clarke is an English former field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jonathan Alan "Jonty" Smith is a South African competitive rower. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's coxless four.
Jonty Maree Bush is an Australian politician, and the Labor state member for Cooper in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Bush is a former public servant and community advocate, having been the CEO of the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group.