Boys' name · since 1999

Jathaniel

57 babies named Jathaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

57
total births
1999–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade

Jathaniel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jathaniel has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2020.

  • 57 total births
  • 1999–2020 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 44% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jathaniel's 57 recorded births place it above 53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jathaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jathaniel's full recorded timeline at 2008, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jathaniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
456789 199920042005200720082011201220152020 6

Jathaniel by decade

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

2000s was Jathaniel's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Jathaniel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jathaniel?
Jathaniel has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Jathaniel most popular?
Jathaniel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jathaniel been used?
Records for Jathaniel go back to 1999, giving 22 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Jathaniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jathan, Jatavious, Jatniel, Jatavion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jathaniel's data

  • Jathaniel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1999–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jathaniel: Baby Name Since 1999 - 57 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jathaniel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jathaniel 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 July 2026.