Recorded 1987–2006 Boys' name Peak 1998 41 births

Jonattan — boys' name

41 babies named Jonattan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s262000s10
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jonattan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Jonattan

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Jonattan between 1987 and 2006, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonattan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonattan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonattan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonattan 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 41 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.

Jonattan at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

41

Since 1987

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1987

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jonattan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1987

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Jonattan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 63% of Jonattan's all-time total
1980s51990s262000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonattan?
41 babies have been named Jonattan since 1987. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Jonattan most popular?
Jonattan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jonattan been used?
Jonattan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 20 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jonattan?
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, 1987–2006 (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.