Boys' name · since 1962
Janathan
380 babies named Janathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janathan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 380 have been recorded since 1962.
Janathan has 380 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2013.
- #9,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janathan ranks #9,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janathan's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Janathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Janathan's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Janathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2013
- Peak year (1988)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Janathan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (162 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Janathan's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Janathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 162 births (43% of all-time use).
Janathan by state
Where Janathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 4.2% |
16 of 380 births nationwide.
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- Janathan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Janathans (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Janathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janathan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.