Recorded 1934–2017 Boys' name Peak 1959 312 births

Joenathan — boys' name

312 babies named Joenathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s351940s361950s671960s441970s321980s321990s162000s322010s18
1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Joenathan was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

12 babies were named Joenathan in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joenathan

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Joenathan between 1934 and 2017, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joenathan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joenathan performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Joenathan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joenathan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joenathan 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 312 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.

Joenathan at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

312

Since 1934

84 years of records

Peak year

1959

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1934

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2017

Joenathan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1934

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1959)
12
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
468101214 201720031986197519651956194919391934 8

Joenathan by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
67 births that decade — 21% of Joenathan's all-time total
1930s351940s361950s671960s441970s321980s321990s162000s322010s18

Joenathan by state

Where Joenathan concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joenathan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 1.6%
Alabama share of Joenathan's total US births 1.6%

5 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joenathan?
312 babies have been named Joenathan since 1934. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1959 with 12 births.
When was Joenathan most popular?
Joenathan was most popular in the 1950s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Joenathan most popular?
The top states for the name Joenathan are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Joenathan been used?
Joenathan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 84 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Joenathan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, 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, 1934–2017 (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.