Boys' name · since 1973
Johnatha
Johnatha has 57 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 57
- total births
- 1973–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 91%
- born in that decade
Johnatha sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnatha has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 1989.
- 57 total births
- 1973–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 91% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnatha's 57 recorded births place it above 53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Johnatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnatha splits its recorded history at 1983: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1989
- Peak year (1989)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Johnatha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Johnatha's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Johnatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (91% of all-time use).
Johnatha by state
Where Johnatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 54.4% |
31 of 57 births nationwide.
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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, 1973–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnatha: Baby Name Since 1973 - 57 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnatha. 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 Johnatha 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.