Boys' name · since 1984
Jonnathon
Jonnathon has 52 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 52
- total births
- 1984–2001
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
Jonnathon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 52 have been recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonnathon has been recorded 52 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2001.
- 52 total births
- 1984–2001 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jonnathon's 52 recorded births place it above 52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jonnathon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jonnathon's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jonnathon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2001
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jonnathon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Jonnathon's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Jonnathon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Jonnathon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1984–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jonnathon: Baby Name Since 1984 - 52 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jonnathon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jonnathon 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 July 2026.