Boys' name · since 1912
Jonathon
65,612 babies named Jonathon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,612
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonathon currently ranks #1487 among boys' names in America, with 65,612 babies recorded since 1912.
Jonathon has 65,612 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1487 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #425 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,487 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 65,612 born since 1912
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonathon ranks #425 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,487 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65,612 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.
- #425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,612
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonathon's 65,612 recorded births place it above 99.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonathon compares
65,612 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Jonathon's all-time total is 178x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonathon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,668 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonathon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonathon splits its recorded history at 1974: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 2,668 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonathon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 2,668
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jonathon popularity over time - girls
224 total births recorded since 1975 (Jonathon as girls' name)
Jonathon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21,429 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Jonathon's strongest decade.
21,429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jonathon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 344
1940s
344 births
- 1950s 1,253
1950s
1,253 births
- 1960s 2,524
1960s
2,524 births
- 1970s 7,200
1970s
7,200 births
- 1980s
1980s
19,576 births
- 1990s
1990s
21,429 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,570 births
- 2010s 2,825
2010s
2,825 births
- 2020s 756
2020s
756 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21,429 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jonathon 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 Jonathon's total volume
Jonathon by state
Where Jonathon concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,028 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,183 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 4,745 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 4,310 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,528 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 3,114 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,563 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 2,301 | 3.5% |
6,028 of 65,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Jonathon appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonathon's data
- Jonathon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (21,429 total births); usage has since declined to 756 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jonathons (6,028 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jonathon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Jonathon 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.