Jonahtan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Jonahtan

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Jonahtan between 1977 and 2000, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonahtan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonahtan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jonahtan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jonahtan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonahtan 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 188 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.