Recorded 1977–2019 Boys' name Peak 1990 289 births

Johnnathan — boys' name

289 babies named Johnnathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s631990s1032000s852010s27
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Johnnathan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

16 babies were named Johnnathan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnnathan

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Johnnathan between 1977 and 2019, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnnathan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnnathan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnnathan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnnathan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnnathan 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 289 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.

Johnnathan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

289

Since 1977

43 years of records

Peak year

1990

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1977

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2019

Johnnathan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1977

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1990)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 201920082003199919951991198619811977 5

Johnnathan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
103 births that decade — 36% of Johnnathan's all-time total
1970s111980s631990s1032000s852010s27

Johnnathan by state

Where Johnnathan concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnnathan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Johnnathan's total US births 1.7%

5 of 289 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnathan?
289 babies have been named Johnnathan since 1977. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1990 with 16 births.
When was Johnnathan most popular?
Johnnathan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Johnnathan most popular?
The top states for the name Johnnathan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Johnnathan been used?
Johnnathan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 43 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Johnnathan?
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.

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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, 1977–2019 (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.