Boys' name · since 1966
Johnaton
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.
- #11,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 243
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
243 boys have been named Johnaton since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnaton has been recorded 243 times among boys since 1966, 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 1966 to 2008.
- #11,844 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 243 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnaton ranks #11,844 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 243
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johnaton's 243 recorded births place it above 73.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Johnaton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnaton splits its recorded history at 1991: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnaton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Johnaton by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (83 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Johnaton's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Johnaton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 83 births (34% of all-time use).
Johnaton by state
Where Johnaton concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 243 births nationwide.
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- Johnaton's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (83 total births) through the 2000s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Johnatons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnaton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1966–2008 (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 Johnaton 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.