Recorded 1968–1979 Girls' name Peak 1971 17 births

Jataun — girls' name

17 babies named Jataun in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Jataun since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

17
total births
1968–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Jataun was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jataun in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jataun

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Jataun between 1968 and 1979, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jataun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jataun performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jataun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jataun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jataun at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

17

Since 1968

12 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1968

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1979

Jataun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1968

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197919711968 5

Jataun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 71% of Jataun's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jataun?
17 babies have been named Jataun since 1968. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Jataun most popular?
Jataun was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Jataun been used?
Jataun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 12 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Jataun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jatziri, Jatziry, Jatavia, Jatoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.