Jonathon vs Jonathan

Side-by-side comparison of Jonathon and Jonathan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jonathon

Boy name · Rank #1546

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Name B

Jonathan

Boy name · Rank #83

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Metric Jonathon Jonathan
Current Rank #1546 #83
Total Births (all years) 65,612 870,866
Peak Year 1990 1988
Peak Year Births 2,668 24,349
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonathon Jonathan
1880s - 192
1890s - 129
1900s - 139
1910s 31 660
1920s 57 1,078
1930s 47 1,663
1940s 344 8,296
1950s 1,253 25,816
1960s 2,524 47,389
1970s 7,200 107,926
1980s 19,576 229,953
1990s 21,429 197,503
2000s 9,570 144,848
2010s 2,825 79,888
2020s 756 25,386

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonathon Jonathan
2014 272 8,120
2015 254 7,660
2016 207 6,982
2017 195 6,534
2018 194 5,779
2019 168 5,470
2020 147 4,757
2021 119 4,465
2022 123 4,220
2023 134 4,094
2024 114 4,028
2025 119 3,822

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2025.

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