Recorded 1966–2008 Boys' name Peak 1993 243 births

Johnaton — boys' name

243 babies named Johnaton in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s251980s831990s802000s50
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Johnaton was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

15 babies were named Johnaton in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnaton

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Johnaton between 1966 and 2008, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnaton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnaton performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnaton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnaton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnaton 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 243 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.

Johnaton at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

243

Since 1966

43 years of records

Peak year

1993

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1966

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2008

Johnaton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1966

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 200820031998199319891985198119701966 5

Johnaton by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 34% of Johnaton's all-time total
1960s51970s251980s831990s802000s50

Johnaton by state

Where Johnaton concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnaton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.5%
Texas share of Johnaton's total US births 2.5%

6 of 243 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnaton?
243 babies have been named Johnaton since 1966. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 15 births.
When was Johnaton most popular?
Johnaton was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Johnaton most popular?
The top states for the name Johnaton are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Johnaton been used?
Johnaton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 43 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Johnaton?
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, 1966–2008 (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.