Boys' name · since 1971
Jathan
Jathan has 1,500 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,500
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jathan is the #10924 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,500 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jathan recorded 1,500 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #10924 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,924 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,500 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jathan ranks #3,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,924 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,500 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,924 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,500
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jathan's 1,500 recorded births place it above 91.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jathan compares
1,500 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jathan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jathan splits its recorded history at 1999: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jathan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (589 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jathan's strongest decade.
589 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
589 births
- 2010s
2010s
477 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 589 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jathan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jathan's total volume
Jathan by state
Where Jathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 159 | 10.6% |
| #2 | California | | 109 | 7.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
159 of 1,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jathan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jathan's data
- Jathan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (589 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jathans (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jathan 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.