Boys' name · since 1955
Johathan
1,936 babies named Johathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,936
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johathan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,936 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johathan has been recorded 1,936 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2012.
- #3,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,936 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johathan ranks #3,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,936 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,936
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johathan's 1,936 recorded births place it above 92.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Johathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johathan's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 114, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2012
- Peak year (1988)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Johathan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (975 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Johathan's strongest decade.
975 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Johathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 336
1970s
336 births
- 1980s
1980s
975 births
- 1990s 351
1990s
351 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 975 births (50% of all-time use).
How Johathan 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 Johathan's total volume
Johathan by state
Where Johathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 231 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 96 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 89 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 0.8% |
231 of 1,936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Johathan appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johathan's data
- Johathan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (975 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johathans (231 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 Johathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1955–2012 (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 Johathan 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.