Boys' name · since 1972
Johnothan
Johnothan has 126 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,909 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnothan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 126 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnothan has been recorded 126 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2018.
- #15,909 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnothan ranks #15,909 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,909 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnothan's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johnothan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnothan's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnothan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2018
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Johnothan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Johnothan's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Johnothan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Johnothan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnothan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1972–2018 (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 Johnothan 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.