Recorded 1994–2011 Boys' name Peak 2011 22 births

Jonethan — boys' name

22 babies named Jonethan in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s52010s7
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jonethan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jonethan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonethan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jonethan between 1994 and 2011, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonethan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonethan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonethan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonethan 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 22 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.

Jonethan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

22

Since 1994

18 years of records

Peak year

2011

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1994

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jonethan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1994

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2011)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2011200719991994 5

Jonethan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 45% of Jonethan's all-time total
1990s102000s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonethan?
22 babies have been named Jonethan since 1994. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 7 births.
When was Jonethan most popular?
Jonethan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jonethan been used?
Jonethan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 18 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jonethan?
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, 1994–2011 (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.