Boys' name · since 1977
Johnnathan
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 289 babies named Johnnathan, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 289
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnnathan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 289 have been recorded since 1977.
Johnnathan has 289 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2019.
- #10,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 289 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnathan ranks #10,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 289
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnnathan's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Johnnathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnnathan's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnnathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Johnnathan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (103 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Johnnathan's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Johnnathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 103 births (36% of all-time use).
Johnnathan by state
Where Johnnathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 289 births nationwide.
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- Johnnathan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Johnnathans (5 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 Johnnathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1977–2019 (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 Johnnathan 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.