Boys' name · since 1981
Johnatan
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.
- #6,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnatan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 687 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Johnatan recorded 687 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #6,521 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 687 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnatan ranks #6,521 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 687 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,521 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 687
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnatan's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Johnatan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnatan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnatan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Johnatan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (305 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Johnatan's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Johnatan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
305 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 305 births (44% of all-time use).
How Johnatan 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 Johnatan's total volume
Johnatan by state
Where Johnatan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 118 | 17.2% |
| #2 | California | | 95 | 13.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 1.7% |
118 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Johnatan's data
- Johnatan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnatans (118 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 Johnatan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Johnatan 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.