Boys' name · since 1972
Jonithan
22 babies named Jonithan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Jonithan since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jonithan recorded 22 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #28,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonithan ranks #28,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jonithan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonithan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonithan splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonithan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jonithan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Jonithan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jonithan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Jonithan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonithan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Jonithan 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.