Recorded 1981–1999 Boys' name Peak 1990 31 births

Joathan — boys' name

31 babies named Joathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s14

The verdict

31 boys have been named Joathan since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

31
total births
1981–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Joathan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

9 babies were named Joathan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joathan

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Joathan between 1981 and 1999, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joathan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joathan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joathan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joathan 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 31 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.

Joathan at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

31

Since 1981

19 years of records

Peak year

1990

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1981

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1999

Joathan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1981

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1990)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Joathan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 55% of Joathan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joathan?
31 babies have been named Joathan since 1981. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1990 with 9 births.
When was Joathan most popular?
Joathan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Joathan been used?
Joathan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 19 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Joathan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joaquin, Joan, Joao, Joah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–1999 (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.