Recorded 1971–1990 Boys' name Peak 1971 35 births

Jonath — boys' name

35 babies named Jonath in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s121990s6
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jonath was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jonath in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonath

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Jonath between 1971 and 1990, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonath currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonath performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonath shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonath 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 35 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.

Jonath at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

35

Since 1971

20 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1971

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jonath popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1971

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 199019881981197519741971 6

Jonath by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 49% of Jonath's all-time total
1970s171980s121990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonath?
35 babies have been named Jonath since 1971. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Jonath most popular?
Jonath was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Jonath been used?
Jonath has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 20 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jonath?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jonathan, Jon, Jonah, Jonathon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.