Recorded 1987–2008 Boys' name Peak 1991 91 births

Johnattan — boys' name

91 babies named Johnattan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s482000s30
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Johnattan was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Johnattan in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnattan

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Johnattan between 1987 and 2008, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnattan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnattan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Johnattan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnattan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnattan 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 91 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.

Johnattan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

91

Since 1987

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1987

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2008

Johnattan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1987

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
45678910 20082005200019971994199119891987 6

Johnattan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 53% of Johnattan's all-time total
1980s131990s482000s30

Johnattan by state

Where Johnattan concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnattan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 16.5%
New York share of Johnattan's total US births 16.5%

15 of 91 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnattan?
91 babies have been named Johnattan since 1987. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Johnattan most popular?
Johnattan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Johnattan most popular?
The top states for the name Johnattan are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Johnattan been used?
Johnattan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 22 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Johnattan?
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, 1987–2008 (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.