Recorded 1967–1991 Boys' name Peak 1987 106 births

Johanthan — boys' name

106 babies named Johanthan in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s831990s12
1980s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Johanthan was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

14 babies were named Johanthan in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johanthan

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Johanthan between 1967 and 1991, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johanthan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johanthan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Johanthan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johanthan 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 106 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.

Johanthan at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

106

Since 1967

25 years of records

Peak year

1987

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1967

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1991

Johanthan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1967

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 199119901989198819871986198519841982198119781967 5

Johanthan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 78% of Johanthan's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s831990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johanthan?
106 babies have been named Johanthan since 1967. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 14 births.
When was Johanthan most popular?
Johanthan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Johanthan been used?
Johanthan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 25 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Johanthan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, 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, 1967–1991 (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.