Boys' name · since 2003

Jathon

Jathon has 16 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

Jathon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2003.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jathon has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2003, 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 2003 to 2007.

  • #30,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jathon ranks #30,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jathon's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% 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.

Jathon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jathon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jathon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2007)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 200320062007 6

Jathon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Jathon's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jathon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jathon? ▼
16 babies have been named Jathon since 2003. All-time, it sits at #30,762 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2007 with 6 births.
Where does Jathon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jathon ranks #30,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jathon most popular? ▼
Jathon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jathon been used? ▼
Records for Jathon go back to 2003, giving 5 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Jathon? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Jathon

Nearby Names Like Jathon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jathon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2007 (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 Jathon 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.