Boys' name · since 1986
Jhonatan
1,216 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.
- #4,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,216 babies have been named Jhonatan since 1986, making it today's #3892 boys' name.
Jhonatan has 1,216 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3892 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,892 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,216 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhonatan ranks #4,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,892 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,216 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,216
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhonatan's 1,216 recorded births place it above 90.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jhonatan compares
1,216 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Jhonatan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhonatan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,216 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jhonatan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jhonatan's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jhonatan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jhonatan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (495 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jhonatan's strongest decade.
495 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jhonatan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
495 births
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s 194
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 495 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jhonatan 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 Jhonatan's total volume
Jhonatan by state
Where Jhonatan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 121 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 90 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
143 of 1,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jhonatan's data
- Jhonatan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (495 total births) through the 2020s (194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jhonatans (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jhonatan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Jhonatan 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.