Recorded 1998–2015 Boys' name Peak 2007 157 births

Jathen — boys' name

157 babies named Jathen in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1032010s49

The verdict

157 boys have been named Jathen since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

157
total births
1998–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Jathen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jathen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jathen

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Jathen between 1998 and 2015, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jathen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jathen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jathen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jathen 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 157 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.

Jathen at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

157

Since 1998

18 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1998

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jathen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1998

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 201520122010200820062004200220001998 5

Jathen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 66% of Jathen's all-time total
1990s52000s1032010s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jathen?
157 babies have been named Jathen since 1998. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Jathen most popular?
Jathen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jathen been used?
Jathen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 18 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jathen?
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.

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, 1998–2015 (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.