Recorded 1972–2001 Boys' name Peak 1997 22 births

Jonithan — boys' name

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.

1970s51990s112000s6
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jonithan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jonithan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jonithan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jonithan between 1972 and 2001, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jonithan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jonithan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jonithan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jonithan 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.

Jonithan at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

22

Since 1972

30 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1972

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2001

Jonithan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1972

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 2001199719921972 5

Jonithan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 50% of Jonithan's all-time total
1970s51990s112000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonithan?
22 babies have been named Jonithan since 1972. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Jonithan most popular?
Jonithan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jonithan been used?
Jonithan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 30 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Jonithan?
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, 1972–2001 (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.