Boys' name · since 1978
Johathon
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.
- 114
- total births
- 1978–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
114 boys have been named Johathon since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johathon has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1978, 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 1978 to 1996.
- 114 total births
- 1978–1996 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johathon's 114 recorded births place it above 64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johathon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johathon splits its recorded history at 1987: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johathon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1996
- Peak year (1988)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Johathon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Johathon's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Johathon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 79 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Johathon's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 1990s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johathon: Baby Name Since 1978 - 114 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johathon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Johathon 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 July 2026.