Boys' name · since 1978
Johnanthony
Johnanthony has 530 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 530
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnanthony is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 530 have been recorded since 1978.
Johnanthony has 530 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #7,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 530 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnanthony ranks #7,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 530 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 530
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnanthony's 530 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Johnanthony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnanthony's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnanthony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Johnanthony by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Johnanthony's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Johnanthony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (32% of all-time use).
How Johnanthony 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 Johnanthony's total volume
Johnanthony by state
Where Johnanthony concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 79 | 14.9% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 4.7% |
79 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Johnanthony's decade-level peak was the 2000s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnanthonys (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnanthony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Johnanthony 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.