Recorded 1954–2018 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,507 births

Jonathen — boys' name

1,507 babies named Jonathen in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s431970s1181980s2971990s4862000s4152010s131
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jonathen was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

59 babies were named Jonathen in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonathen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,507 babies named Jonathen between 1954 and 2018, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonathen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonathen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 486 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jonathen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Jonathen in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonathen 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 1,507 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.

Jonathen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,507

Since 1954

65 years of records

Peak year

2000

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1954

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jonathen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1954

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2000)
59
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
020406080 201820102002199419861978197019561954 5

Jonathen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
486 births that decade — 32% of Jonathen's all-time total
1950s171960s431970s1181980s2971990s4862000s4152010s131

Jonathen by state

Where Jonathen concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jonathen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
129 8.6%
#2 Texas
95 6.3%
#3 Michigan
10 0.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.3%
#5 Indiana
5 0.3%
#6 Missouri
5 0.3%
#7 New York
5 0.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Jonathen's total US births 8.6%
Even split

129 of 1,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jonathen appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonathen?
1,507 babies have been named Jonathen since 1954. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2000 with 59 births.
When was Jonathen most popular?
Jonathen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 486 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jonathen most popular?
The top states for the name Jonathen are California (129 births), Texas (95 births), Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Jonathen been used?
Jonathen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 65 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jonathen?
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.

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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, 1954–2018 (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.