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) 65,497 866,991
Peak Year 1990 1988
Peak Year Births 2,668 24,348
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jonathon Jonathan
1880ss — 192
1890ss — 129
1900ss — 139
1910ss 31 660
1920ss 57 1,078
1930ss 47 1,663
1940ss 344 8,297
1950ss 1,254 25,817
1960ss 2,525 47,388
1970ss 7,201 107,935
1980ss 19,578 229,959
1990ss 21,429 197,500
2000ss 9,570 144,842
2010ss 2,825 79,860
2020ss 636 21,532

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jonathon Jonathan
2014 272 8,120
2015 254 7,656
2016 207 6,980
2017 195 6,527
2018 194 5,774
2019 168 5,466
2020 147 4,755
2021 119 4,458
2022 123 4,213
2023 134 4,088
2024 113 4,018

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, 1912–2024.

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