Boys' name · since 1971
Jonatan
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 3,725 babies named Jonatan, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,725
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jonatan is the #2740 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,725 recorded since 1971.
Jonatan has 3,725 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2740 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,203 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,740 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,725 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonatan ranks #2,203 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,740 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,725 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,740 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,725
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jonatan's 3,725 recorded births place it above 95.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonatan compares
3,725 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jonatan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonatan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,725 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonatan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jonatan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jonatan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jonatan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,448 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jonatan's strongest decade.
1,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jonatan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 215
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,070 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,448 births
- 2010s
2010s
669 births
- 2020s 293
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,448 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jonatan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jonatan's total volume
Jonatan by state
Where Jonatan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 807 | 21.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 592 | 15.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 209 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 168 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 110 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 101 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 85 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 65 | 1.7% |
807 of 3,725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Jonatan appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonatan's data
- Jonatan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,448 total births); usage has since declined to 293 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonatans (807 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 Jonatan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jonatan 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.