Boys' name · since 1982
Jonahan
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Jonahan, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonahan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Jonahan recorded 12 times among boys since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- #32,692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonahan ranks #32,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonahan's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jonahan's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jonahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jonahan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Jonahan's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jonahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1982–1988 (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 Jonahan 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.