Boys' name · since 1966
Johnathen
Johnathen has 1,357 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,357
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnathen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,357 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnathen has been recorded 1,357 times among boys since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2024.
- #4,228 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,357 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnathen ranks #4,228 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,357 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,357
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnathen's 1,357 recorded births place it above 90.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Johnathen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnathen's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnathen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Johnathen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (419 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Johnathen's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Johnathen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
419 births
- 2000s
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 419 births (31% of all-time use).
How Johnathen 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 Johnathen's total volume
Johnathen by state
Where Johnathen concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
112 of 1,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Johnathen's data
- Johnathen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnathens (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Johnathen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1966–2024 (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 Johnathen 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.