Boys' name · since 1964
Joanthan
470 babies named Joanthan in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 470
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joanthan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 470 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Joanthan recorded 470 times among boys since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1995.
- #8,185 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 470 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joanthan ranks #8,185 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 470 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 470
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Joanthan's 470 recorded births place it above 81.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Joanthan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joanthan splits its recorded history at 1982: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joanthan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1995
- Peak year (1986)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Joanthan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (279 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Joanthan's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Joanthan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 89
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 279 births (59% of all-time use).
Joanthan by state
Where Joanthan concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 37 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 13 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
57 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Joanthan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (279 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joanthans (57 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 Joanthan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1964–1995 (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 Joanthan 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.