Recorded 1985–1996 Boys' name Peak 1985 34 births

Johnathn — boys' name

34 babies named Johnathn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s21
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Johnathn was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Johnathn in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnathn

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Johnathn between 1985 and 1996, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnathn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnathn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Johnathn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnathn 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 34 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.

Johnathn at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

34

Since 1985

12 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1985

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1996

Johnathn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1985

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 199619941992199019871985 8

Johnathn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 62% of Johnathn's all-time total
1980s131990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnathn?
34 babies have been named Johnathn since 1985. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Johnathn most popular?
Johnathn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Johnathn been used?
Johnathn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 12 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Johnathn?
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, 1985–1996 (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.