Boys' name · since 1977
Jonahtan
188 babies named Jonahtan in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonahtan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 188 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jonahtan recorded 188 times among boys since 1977, 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 1977 to 2000.
- #13,342 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 188 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonahtan ranks #13,342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jonahtan's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jonahtan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonahtan splits its recorded history at 1987: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonahtan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2000
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Jonahtan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (131 births, 70% of the file).
1980s was Jonahtan's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Jonahtan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 131 births (70% of all-time use).
Jonahtan by state
Where Jonahtan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.2% |
6 of 188 births nationwide.
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- Jonahtan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonahtans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonahtan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1977–2000 (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 Jonahtan 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.