Recorded 1978–1996 Boys' name Peak 1988 114 births

Johathon — boys' name

114 babies named Johathon in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s791990s30
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Johathon was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Johathon in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johathon

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Johathon between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johathon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johathon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Johathon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johathon 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 114 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.

Johathon at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

114

Since 1978

19 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1978

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1996

Johathon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 199619921990198819861984198219801978 5

Johathon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
79 births that decade — 69% of Johathon's all-time total
1970s51980s791990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johathon?
114 babies have been named Johathon since 1978. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Johathon most popular?
Johathon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Johathon been used?
Johathon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 19 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Johathon?
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, 1978–1996 (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.