Recorded 1996–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 15 births

Jonaton — boys' name

15 babies named Jonaton in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s10
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jonaton was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jonaton in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonaton

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Jonaton between 1996 and 2007, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonaton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonaton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jonaton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonaton 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 15 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.

Jonaton at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

15

Since 1996

12 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1996

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jonaton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1996

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 200720051996 5

Jonaton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Jonaton's all-time total
1990s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonaton?
15 babies have been named Jonaton since 1996. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Jonaton most popular?
Jonaton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jonaton been used?
Jonaton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jonaton?
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, 1996–2007 (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.