Recorded 1973–1989 Boys' name Peak 1989 57 births

Johnatha — boys' name

57 babies named Johnatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s52
1980s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Johnatha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

34 babies were named Johnatha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Johnatha between 1973 and 1989, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnatha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Johnatha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnatha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnatha 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 57 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.

Johnatha at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

57

Since 1973

17 years of records

Peak year

1989

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1973

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1989

Johnatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1973

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
34
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 19891986198319821973 5

Johnatha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 91% of Johnatha's all-time total
1970s51980s52

Johnatha by state

Where Johnatha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnatha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
31 54.4%
New York share of Johnatha's total US births 54.4%

31 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnatha?
57 babies have been named Johnatha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 34 births.
When was Johnatha most popular?
Johnatha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Johnatha most popular?
The top states for the name Johnatha are New York (31 births).
How long has the name Johnatha been used?
Johnatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 17 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Johnatha?
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, 1973–1989 (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.