Recorded 1972–2018 Boys' name Peak 1984 126 births

Johnothan — boys' name

126 babies named Johnothan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Johnothan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Johnothan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnothan

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Johnothan between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnothan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnothan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnothan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnothan 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 126 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.

Johnothan at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

126

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Johnothan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Johnothan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 38% of Johnothan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnothan?
126 babies have been named Johnothan since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Johnothan most popular?
Johnothan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Johnothan been used?
Johnothan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Johnothan?
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, 1972–2018 (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.