US rank #12732 Boys' name Peak 2001 687 births

Johnatan — #12732 US boys' name

687 babies named Johnatan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s601990s2362000s3052010s762020s10
#12732
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Johnatan was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

40 babies were named Johnatan in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnatan

The Social Security Administration has registered 687 babies named Johnatan between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnatan currently holds the #12732 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnatan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnatan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnatan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnatan 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 687 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.

Johnatan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

687

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2001

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,732

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Johnatan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
40
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Johnatan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
305 births that decade — 44% of Johnatan's all-time total
1980s601990s2362000s3052010s762020s10

Johnatan by state

Where Johnatan concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Johnatan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
118 17.2%
#2 California
95 13.8%
#3 New York
12 1.7%
Texas share of Johnatan's total US births 17.2%
Even split

118 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnatan?
687 babies have been named Johnatan since 1981. It currently ranks #12732 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 40 births.
When was Johnatan most popular?
Johnatan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Johnatan most popular?
The top states for the name Johnatan are Texas (118 births), California (95 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Johnatan been used?
Johnatan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Johnatan?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.