Recorded 1984–2013 Boys' name Peak 1998 101 births

Jonathin — boys' name

101 babies named Jonathin in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s322000s482010s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jonathin was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jonathin in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonathin

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Jonathin between 1984 and 2013, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonathin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonathin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jonathin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonathin 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 101 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.

Jonathin at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

101

Since 1984

30 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1984

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jonathin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1984

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Jonathin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 48% of Jonathin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonathin?
101 babies have been named Jonathin since 1984. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Jonathin most popular?
Jonathin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jonathin been used?
Jonathin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 30 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jonathin?
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, 1984–2013 (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.