Boys' name · since 1973
Jhonathan
Jhonathan has 925 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,223 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhonathan currently ranks #6223 among boys' names in America, with 925 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Jhonathan recorded 925 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #6223 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,223 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhonathan ranks #5,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,223 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 925 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,223 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhonathan's 925 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jhonathan compares
925 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Jhonathan's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhonathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jhonathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jhonathan splits its recorded history at 2004: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jhonathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jhonathan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (336 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jhonathan's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jhonathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 336 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jhonathan 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 Jhonathan's total volume
Jhonathan by state
Where Jhonathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
110 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jhonathan's data
- Jhonathan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jhonathans (110 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jhonathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Jhonathan 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.