US rank #3123 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,188 births

Jhonatan — #3123 US boys' name

1,188 babies named Jhonatan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s2372000s4952010s2742020s166
#3123
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jhonatan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

78 babies were named Jhonatan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhonatan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,188 babies named Jhonatan between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhonatan currently holds the #3123 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhonatan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 495 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jhonatan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jhonatan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhonatan 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 1,188 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.

Jhonatan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,188

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2007

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,123

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jhonatan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
78
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891986 8

Jhonatan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
495 births that decade — 42% of Jhonatan's all-time total
1980s161990s2372000s4952010s2742020s166

Jhonatan by state

Where Jhonatan concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jhonatan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 12.0%
#2 Texas
121 10.2%
#3 New York
90 7.6%
#4 Virginia
18 1.5%
#5 Georgia
15 1.3%
#6 New Jersey
15 1.3%
#7 Arizona
14 1.2%
#8 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Jhonatan's total US births 12.0%
Even split

143 of 1,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhonatan?
1,188 babies have been named Jhonatan since 1986. It currently ranks #3123 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 78 births.
When was Jhonatan most popular?
Jhonatan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 495 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jhonatan most popular?
The top states for the name Jhonatan are California (143 births), Texas (121 births), New York (90 births).
How long has the name Jhonatan been used?
Jhonatan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jhonatan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhon, Jhonny, Jhonathan, Jhoan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.